Dynamic Customization and Monetization of Audio-Visual Content

ABSTRACT

Systems and methods for dynamic customization of audio-visual content are described. In some implementations, a process may include receiving at least one audio-visual core portion, receiving at least one selection signal indicative of a viewer preference, modifying the audio-visual core portion with at least one revised content portion in accordance with the at least one selection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual content, outputting the dynamically-customized audio-visual content; and receiving a consideration for the dynamically-customized audio-visual content.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

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-   -   (1) the present application is related to, and claims the        benefit of priority of, U.S. patent application Ser. No.        13/566,723 (Attorney Docket No. SE1-0420-US), entitled “Dynamic        Customization and Monetization of Audio-Visual Content,” naming        William H. Gates, III, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Edward K. Y. Jung,        Casey Tegreene, Roderick A. Hyde, Lowell L. Wood, Jr., Keith D.        Rosema, Pablos Holman, Daniel A. Gerrity, Jordin T. Kare,        Royce A. Levien, Robert W. Lord, Richard T. Lord, Mark A.        Malamud, and John D. Rinaldo, Jr., filed on Aug. 3, 2012, which        is currently co-pending or which is an application of which a        currently co-pending application is entitled to the benefit of        the filing date;

The United States Patent Office (USPTO) has published a notice to theeffect that the USPTO's computer programs require that patent applicantsreference both a serial number and indicate whether an application is acontinuation, continuation-in-part, or divisional of a parentapplication. Stephen G. Kunin, Benefit of Prior-Filed Application, USPTOOfficial Gazette Mar. 18, 2003. The present Applicant Entity(hereinafter “Applicant”) has provided above a specific reference to theapplication(s) from which priority is being claimed as recited bystatute. Applicant understands that the statute is unambiguous in itsspecific reference language and does not require either a serial numberor any characterization, such as “continuation” or“continuation-in-part,” for claiming priority to U.S. patentapplications. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Applicant understands thatthe USPTO's computer programs have certain data entry requirements, andhence Applicant has provided designation(s) of a relationship betweenthe present application and its parent application(s) as set forthabove, but expressly points out that such designation(s) are not to beconstrued in any way as any type of commentary and/or admission as towhether or not the present application contains any new matter inaddition to the matter of its parent application(s).

FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE

The present disclosure relates generally to dynamic customization ofaudio-visual broadcasts (e.g. television broadcasts, data streams,etc.), and more specifically, to monetization of dynamically customizedaudio-visual broadcasts.

BACKGROUND

Conventional audio-visual content streams, including televisionbroadcasts or the like, typically consist of either pre-recorded contentor live events that do not allow viewers to interact with or control anyof the audio-visual content that is displayed. Various concepts haverecently been introduced that allow for television broadcasts to bemodified to a limited degree to accommodate viewer choices, as disclosedby U.S. Pat. Nos. 7,945,926 and 7,631,327 entitled “Enhanced CustomContent Television” issued to Dempski et al. Such prior art systems andmethods are relatively limited, however, in their ability to accommodateand assimilate viewer-related information to provide a dynamicallytailored audio-visual content stream. Systems and methods formonetization of dynamically customized audio-visual broadcasts thatprovide an improved degree of accommodation or assimilation ofviewer-related choices and characteristics would have considerableutility.

SUMMARY

The present disclosure teaches systems and methods for dynamiccustomization and monetization of audio-visual content, such astelevision broadcasts, internet streams, podcasts, audio broadcasts, andthe like. For example, in at least some implementations, a process forproviding audio-visual content in accordance with the teachings of thepresent disclosure may include receiving at least one audio-visual coreportion, receiving at least one selection signal indicative of a viewerpreference, modifying the audio-visual core portion with at least onerevised content portion in accordance with the at least one selectionsignal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual content,outputting the dynamically-customized audio-visual content, andreceiving a consideration for the dynamically-customized audio-visualcontent.

This summary is intended to provide an introduction of a few exemplaryaspects of implementations in accordance with the present disclosure. Itis not intended to provide an exhaustive explanation of all possibleimplementations, and should thus be construed as merely introductory,rather than limiting, of the following disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIGS. 1-5 show schematic views of systems for dynamic customization andmonetization of audio-visual content in accordance with possibleimplementations of the present disclosure.

FIGS. 6 through 33 are flowcharts of processes for dynamic customizationand monetization of audio-visual content in accordance with furtherpossible implementations of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Techniques for dynamic customization and monetization of audio-visualcontent, such as television broadcasts or other audio-visual contentstreams, will now be disclosed in the following detailed description. Itwill be appreciated that many specific details of certainimplementations will be described and shown in FIGS. 1 through 33 toprovide a thorough understanding of such implementations. One skilled inthe art will understand, however, that the present disclosure may haveother possible implementations, and that such other implementations maybe practiced with or without some of the particular details set forth inthe following description.

In the following discussion, exemplary systems or environments forimplementing one or more of the teachings of the present disclosure aredescribed first. Next, exemplary flow charts showing various embodimentsof processes for dynamic customization and monetization of audio-visualcontent in accordance with one or more of the teachings of the presentdisclosure are described.

Exemplary Systems for Dynamic Customization and Monetization ofAudio-Visual Content

Embodiments of methods and systems in accordance with the presentdisclosure may be implemented in a variety of environments. Initially,methods and systems in accordance with the present disclosure will bedescribed in terms of dynamic customization of broadcasts. It should beremembered, however, that inventive aspects of such methods and systemsmay be applied to other environments that involve audio-visual contentstreams, and are not necessarily limited to the specific audio-visualbroadcast implementations shown herein.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a representative system 100 for dynamiccustomization and monetization of audio-visual content in accordancewith an implementation of the present disclosure. In thisimplementation, the system 100 includes a processing component 110 thatreceives an audio-visual core portion 102, such as a televisionbroadcast, and provides a dynamically customized audio-visual content112 to a display 130. In some implementations, a viewer 140 uses acontrol device 142 to provide one or more selection signals 144 to asensor 150 which, in turn, provides inputs corresponding to theselection signals 144 to the processing component 110. Alternately, theprocessing component 110 may operate without selection signals 144, suchas by accessing default inputs stored within a memory. In someembodiments, the sensor 150 may receive further supplemental selectionsignals 145 from a processing device 146 (e.g. laptop, desktop, personaldata assistant, cell phone, iPad, iPhone, etc.) associated with theviewer 140.

As described more fully below, based on the one or more selectionsignals 144 (or default inputs if specific inputs are not provided), theprocessing component 110 may modify one or more aspects of the incomingaudio-visual core portion 102 to provide the dynamically customizedaudio-visual content 112 that is shown on the display 130. In at leastsome implementations, the processing component 110 may access a datastore 120 having revised content portions stored therein to perform oneor more aspects of the processes described below.

In at least some implementations, the processing component 110 maymodify the core portion 102 by a rendering process. The renderingprocess is preferably a real-time (or approximately real-time) process.The rendering process may receive the core portion 102 as a digitalsignal stream, and may modify one or more aspects of the core portion102, such as by replacing one or more portions of the core portion 102with one or more revised content portions retrieved from the data store120, in accordance with the selection signals 144 (and/or defaultinputs). It should be appreciated that, in some embodiments, theaudio-visual core portion 102 may consist of solely an audio portion, orsolely a visual (or video) portion, or may include a separate audioportion and a separate visual portion. In further embodiments, theaudio-visual core portion 102 may include a plurality of audio portionsor a plurality of visual portions, or any suitable combination thereof.

As used herein, the term “visual” in such phrases as “audio-visualportion,” “audio-visual core portion,” “visual portion,” etc. is usedbroadly to refer to signals, data, information, or portions thereof thatare associated with something which may eventually be viewed on asuitable display device by a viewer (e.g. video, photographs, images,etc.). It should be understood that a “visual portion” is not intendedto mean that the signals, data, information, or portions thereof arethemselves visible to a viewer. Similarly, as used herein, the term“audio” in such phrases as “audio-visual portion,” “audio-visual coreportion,” “audio portion,” etc. is used broadly to refer to signals,data, information, or portions thereof that are associated withsomething which may eventually produce sound on a suitable output deviceto a listener, and are not intended to mean that the signals, data,information, or portions thereof are themselves audible to a listener.

It will be appreciated that the components of the system 100 shown inFIG. 1 are merely exemplary, and represent one possible implementationof a system in accordance with the present disclosure. The variouscomponents of the system 100 may communicate and exchange information asneeded to perform the functions and operations described herein. Morespecifically, in various implementations, each of the components of thesystem 100 may be implemented using software, hardware, firmware, or anysuitable combinations thereof. Similarly, one or more of the componentsof the system 100 may be combined, or may be divided or separated intoadditional components, or additional components may be added, or one ormore of the components may simply be eliminated, depending upon theparticular requirements or specifications of the operating environment.

It will be appreciated that other suitable embodiments of systems fordynamic customization of audio-visual broadcasts may be conceived. Forexample, in some embodiments, the display 130 may be that associatedwith a conventional television or other conventional audio-visualdisplay device, and the processing component 110 may be a separatecomponent, such as a gaming device (e.g. Microsoft Xbox®, SonyPlaystation®, Nintendo Wii®, etc.), a media player (e.g. DVD player, BluRay device, Tivo, etc.), or any other suitable component. Similarly, thesensor 150 may be a separate component or may alternately be integratedinto the same component with the display 130 or the processing component110. Similarly, the information store 120 may be a separate component ormay alternately be integrated into the same component with theprocessing component 110, the display 130, or the sensor 150.Alternately, some or all of the components (e.g. the processingcomponent 110, the information store 120, the display 130, the sensor150, etc.) may be integrated into a common component 160.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of another representative system 200 fordynamic customization of television broadcasts in accordance with animplementation of the present disclosure. In this implementation, thesystem 200 includes a processing component 210 that receives anaudio-visual core portion 202, and provides a dynamically customizedaudio-visual content 212 to a display 230. A viewer 240 uses a controldevice 242 to provide one or more selection signals 244 to a sensor 250which, in turn, provides inputs corresponding to the selection signals244 to the processing component 210. As described above, the processingcomponent 210 may also operate without selection signals 244, such as byaccessing default inputs stored within a memory 220. The sensor 250 maysense a field of view 260 to detect the viewer 240 or other one or moreother persons 262. In the implementation shown in FIG. 2, the processingcomponent 210, the memory 220, and the sensor 250 are housed within asingle device 225.

As described more fully below, based on the one or more selectionsignals 244 (or default inputs if specific inputs are not provided), theprocessing component 210 may modify one or more aspects of the incomingaudio-visual core portion 202 to provide the dynamically customizedaudio-visual content 212 that is shown on the display 230. Theprocessing component 210 may also modify one or more aspects of theincoming audio-visual core portion 202 based on one or more persons(e.g. viewer 240, other person 262) sensed within the filed of view 260.In at least some implementations, the processing component 210 mayretrieve revised content portions stored in the memory 220 to performone or more aspects of the processes described below.

FIG. 3 shows another representative implementation of a system 300 fordynamic customization of audio-visual content in accordance with anotherpossible embodiment. In this implementations the system 300 may includeone or more processors (or processing units) 302, special purposecircuitry 382, a memory 304, and a bus 306 that couples various systemcomponents, including the memory 304, to the one or more processors 302and special purpose circuitry 382 (e.g. ASIC, FPGA, etc.). The bus 306represents one or more of any of several types of bus structures,including a memory bus or memory controller, a peripheral bus, anaccelerated graphics port, and a processor or local bus using any of avariety of bus architectures. In this implementation, the memory 304includes read only memory (ROM) 308 and random access memory (RAM) 310.A basic input/output system (BIOS) 312, containing the basic routinesthat help to transfer information between elements within the system300, such as during start-up, is stored in ROM 308.

The exemplary system 300 further includes a hard disk drive 314 forreading from and writing to a hard disk (not shown), and is connected tothe bus 306 via a hard disk driver interface 316 (e.g., a SCSI, ATA, orother type of interface). A magnetic disk drive 318 for reading from andwriting to a removable magnetic disk 320, is connected to the system bus306 via a magnetic disk drive interface 322. Similarly, an optical diskdrive 324 for reading from or writing to a removable optical disk 326such as a CD ROM, DVD, or other optical media, connected to the bus 306via an optical drive interface 328. The drives and their associatedcomputer-readable media provide nonvolatile storage of computer readableinstructions, data structures, program modules and other data for thesystem 300. Although the exemplary system 300 described herein employs ahard disk, a removable magnetic disk 320 and a removable optical disk326, it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that othertypes of computer readable media which can store data that is accessibleby a computer, such as magnetic cassettes, flash memory cards, digitalvideo disks, random access memories (RAMs) read only memories (ROM), andthe like, may also be used.

As further shown in FIG. 3, a number of program modules may be stored onthe memory 304 (e.g. the ROM 308 or the RAM 310) including an operatingsystem 330, one or more application programs 332, other program modules334, and program data 336 (e.g. the data store 320, image data, audiodata, three dimensional object models, etc.). Alternately, these programmodules may be stored on other computer-readable media, including thehard disk, the magnetic disk 320, or the optical disk 326. For purposesof illustration, programs and other executable program components, suchas the operating system 330, are illustrated in FIG. 3 as discreteblocks, although it is recognized that such programs and componentsreside at various times in different storage components of the system300, and may be executed by the processor(s) 302 or the special purposecircuitry 382 of the system 300.

A user may enter commands and information into the system 300 throughinput devices such as a keyboard 338 and a pointing device 340. Otherinput devices (not shown) may include a microphone, joystick, game pad,satellite dish, scanner, or the like. These and other input devices areconnected to the processing unit 302 and special purpose circuitry 382through an interface 342 that is coupled to the system bus 306. Amonitor 325 (e.g. display 130, display 230, or any other display device)may be connected to the bus 306 via an interface, such as a videoadapter 346. In addition, the system 300 may also include otherperipheral output devices (not shown) such as speakers and printers.

The system 300 may operate in a networked environment using logicalconnections to one or more remote computers (or servers) 358. Suchremote computers (or servers) 358 may be a personal computer, a server,a router, a network PC, a peer device or other common network node, andmay include many or all of the elements described above relative tosystem 300. The logical connections depicted in FIG. 3 may include oneor more of a local area network (LAN) 348 and a wide area network (WAN)350. Such networking environments are commonplace in offices,enterprise-wide computer networks, intranets, and the Internet. In thisembodiment, the system 300 also includes one or more broadcast tuners356. The broadcast tuner 356 may receive broadcast signals directly(e.g., analog or digital cable transmissions fed directly into the tuner356) or via a reception device (e.g., via sensor 150, sensor 250, anantenna, a satellite dish, etc.).

When used in a LAN networking environment, the system 300 may beconnected to the local network 348 through a network interface (oradapter) 352. When used in a WAN networking environment, the system 300typically includes a modem 354 or other means for establishingcommunications over the wide area network 350, such as the Internet. Themodem 354, which may be internal or external, may be connected to thebus 306 via the serial port interface 342. Similarly, the system 300 mayexchange (send or receive) wireless signals 353 (e.g. selection signals144, signals 244, core portion 102, core portion 202, etc.) with one ormore remote devices (e.g. remote 142, remote 242, computers 258, etc.),using a wireless interface 355 coupled to a wireless communicator 357(e.g., sensor 150, sensor 250, an antenna, a satellite dish, atransmitter, a receiver, a transceiver, a photoreceptor, a photodiode,an emitter, a receptor, etc.).

In a networked environment, program modules depicted relative to thesystem 300, or portions thereof, may be stored in the memory 304, or ina remote memory storage device. More specifically, as further shown inFIG. 3, a dynamic customization component 380 may be stored in thememory 304 of the system 300. The dynamic customization component 380may be implemented using software, hardware, firmware, or any suitablecombination thereof. In cooperation with the other components of thesystem 300, such as the processing unit 302 or the special purposecircuitry 382, the dynamic customization component 380 may be operableto perform one or more implementations of processes for dynamiccustomization in accordance with the present disclosure.

It will be appreciated that while the system 300 shown in FIG. 3 iscapable of receiving an audio-visual core portion (e.g. core portion102, core portion 202, etc.) from an external source (e.g. via thewireless device 357, the LAN 348, the WAN 350, etc.), in furtherembodiments, the audio-visual core portion may itself be generatedwithin the system 300, such as by playing media stored within the systemmemory 304, or stored within the hard disk drive 314, or played on thedisk drive 318, the optical drive 328, or any other suitable componentof the system 300. In some implementations, the audio-visual coreportion may be generated by suitable software routines operating withinthe system 300.

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a representative system 400 for dynamiccustomization of audio-visual content in accordance with an alternateimplementation of the present disclosure. In this implementation, thesystem 400 includes one or more core content providers 410 that provideone or more audio-visual core portions 412 to one or more customizationservice providers 420. The one or more customization service providers420 include at least one dynamic customization system 422, which mayinclude one or more of the components described above with respect toFIGS. 1-3.

It will be appreciated that, in at least some implementations, one ormore of the core content providers 410, or one or more of thecustomization service providers 420, may be based or partially based inwhat is referred to as the “cloud” or “cloud computing,” or may beprovided using one or more “cloud services.” For the purposes of thisapplication, cloud computing is the delivery of computational capacityand/or storage capacity as a service. The “cloud” refers to one or morehardware and/or software components that deliver or assist in thedelivery of computational and/or storage capacity, including, but notlimited to, one or more of a client, an application, a platform, aninfrastructure, and a server, and associated hardware and/or software.Cloud and cloud computing may refer to one or more of a computer, aprocessor, a storage medium, a router, a modem, a virtual machine (e.g.,a virtual server), a data center, an operating system, a middleware, ahardware back-end, a software back-end, and a software application. Acloud may refer to a private cloud, a public cloud, a hybrid cloud,and/or a community cloud. A cloud may be a shared pool of configurablecomputing resources, which may be public, private, semi-private,distributable, scaleable, flexible, temporary, virtual, and/or physical.A cloud or cloud service may be delivered over one or more types ofnetwork, e.g., the Internet.

As used in this application, a cloud or cloud services may include oneor more of infrastructure-as-a-service (“IaaS”), platform-as-a-service(“Paas”), software-as-a-service (“SaaS”), and desktop-as-a-service(“DaaS”). As a non-exclusive example, IaaS may include, e.g., one ormore virtual server instantiations that may start, stop, access, andconfigure virtual servers and/or storage centers (e.g., providing one ormore processors, storage space, and network resources on-demand, e.g.,GoGrid and Rackspace). PaaS may include, e.g., one or more softwareand/or development tools hosted on an infrastructure (e.g., a computingplatform and/or a solution stack from which the client can createsoftware interfaces and applications, e.g., Microsoft Azure. SaaS mayinclude, e.g., software hosted by a service provider and accessible overa network (e.g., the software for the application and the dataassociated with that software application are kept on the network, e.g.,Google Apps, SalesForce). DaaS may include, e.g., providing desktop,applications, data, and services for the user over a network (e.g.,providing a multi-application framework, the applications in theframework, the data associated with the applications, and servicesrelated to the applications and/or the data over the network, e.g.,Citrix). The foregoing is intended to be exemplary of the types ofsystems referred to in this application as “cloud” or “cloud computing”and should not be considered complete or exhaustive.

As further shown in FIG. 4, a viewer 440 may provide one or moreselection signals 444 using a manual input device 442. In someimplementations, the one or more selections signals 444 may be providedto a sensor 450 which, in turn, provides selection inputs 452corresponding to the selection signals 444 to the one or more dynamiccustomization service providers 420. Alternately, the sensor 450 may beeliminated, and the selection signals 444 may be communicated directlyto the one or more dynamic customization service providers 420.

As further shown in FIG. 4, in some embodiments, the sensor 450 mayreceive one or more supplemental selection signals 445 from one or moreelectronic devices 446 (e.g. laptop, desktop, personal data assistant,cell phone, iPad, iPhone, etc.) associated with the viewer 440. Asdescribed above, the one or more supplemental selection signals 445 maybe based on a variety of suitable information, including, for example,browsing histories, purchase records, call records, downloaded content,or any other suitable information or data. In some implementations, oneor more supplemental selection signals 445 may be automaticallydetermined from one or more characteristics of a viewing area 460, suchas a presence of one or more additional viewers 442 (e.g. a child,spouse, friend, visitor, etc.).

In operation, the one or more customization service providers 420receive the one or more selection inputs 452 (or default inputs ifspecific inputs are not provided), and the audio-visual core portion 412from the one or more core content providers 610, and using the one ormore dynamic customization systems 422, provide a dynamically customizedaudio-visual content 470 to a display 472 visible to the one or moreviewers 440, 442 in the viewing area 460.

In at least some embodiments, one or more viewers 440, 442 may provideone or more payments (or other consideration) 480 to the one or morecustomization service providers 420 in exchange for the dynamicallycustomized audio-visual content 470. Similarly, in at least someembodiments the one or more customization service providers 420 mayprovide one or more payments (or other consideration) 482 to the one ormore core content providers 410 in exchange for the core audio-visualcontent 412. In some embodiments, the amounts of at least one of the oneor more payments 480, or the one or more payments 482, may be at leastpartially determined using one or more processes in accordance with theteachings of the present disclosure, as described more fully below.

Again, it should be appreciated that, in some embodiments, theaudio-visual core portion 412 may consist of solely an audio portion, orsolely a visual (or video) portion, a separate audio portion, a separatevisual portion, a plurality of audio portions, a plurality of visualportions, or any suitable combination thereof. Similarly, in variousembodiments, the dynamically customized audio-visual core portion 470may consist of solely an audio portion, or solely a visual (or video)portion, a separate audio portion, a separate visual portion, aplurality of audio portions, a plurality of visual portions, or anysuitable combination thereof.

FIG. 5 shows a schematic view of another representative system 500 fordynamic customization of audio-visual broadcasts in accordance with analternate implementation of the present disclosure. It will beappreciated that, in this implementation, the system 500 includesseveral of the same components as described above for the system 500shown in FIG. 5, however, the one or more customization serviceproviders 420 have been eliminated. For the sake of brevity, adescription of the components described above with respect to FIG. 4will not be repeated, but rather, the significant new aspects of thesystem 500 shown in FIG. 5 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 5, in some implementations, the one or more selectioninputs 552 are provided to one or more core content providers 510. Theone or more core content providers 510 have one or more dynamiccustomization systems 512. In operation, the one or more core contentproviders 510 receive the one or more selection inputs 512 (or defaultinputs if specific inputs are not provided), and modify an audio-visualcore portion using the one or more dynamic customization systems 512 toprovide a dynamically customized audio-visual content 470 to a display472 visible to one or more viewers 440, 442 in a viewing area 460. Thus,in at least some implementations, the one or more customization serviceproviders 420 shown in FIG. 4 may be eliminated, and the same one ormore entities that normally provide an audio-visual core portion (e.g.normal television broadcasts, etc.) may perform the dynamiccustomization to provide the desired dynamically customized audio-visualcontent to viewers.

In at least some embodiments, the one or more viewers 440, 442 mayprovide one or more payments (or other consideration) 490 to the one ormore core content providers 510 in exchange for the dynamicallycustomized audio-visual content 470. In some embodiments, the amount ofthe one or more payments 490 may be defined using one or more processesin accordance with the teachings of the present disclosure, as describedmore fully below.

Of course, other environments may be implemented to perform the dynamiccustomization of audio-visual content in accordance with the presentdisclosure, and systems in accordance with the present disclosure arenot necessarily limited to the specific implementations shown anddescribed herein. Additional functions and operational aspects ofsystems in accordance with the teachings of the present disclosure aredescribed more fully below.

Exemplary Processes for Dynamic Customization and Monetization ofAudio-Visual Content

In the following description of exemplary processes fordynamic-customization of audio-visual content, reference will be made tospecific components of the exemplary systems described above and shownin FIGS. 1 through 5. It will be appreciated, however, that suchreferences are merely exemplary, and that the inventive processes arenot limited to being implemented on the specific systems describedabove, but rather, the processes described herein may be implemented ona wide variety of suitable systems and in a wide variety of suitableenvironments.

FIG. 6 shows a flowchart of a process 600 for dynamic-customization ofaudio-visual content in accordance with an implementation of the presentdisclosure. In this implementation, the process 600 includes receivingat least one audio-visual core portion at 610, receiving at least oneselection signal indicative of a viewer preference at 620, modifying theaudio-visual core portion with at least one revised content portion inaccordance with the at least one selection signal to create adynamically customized audio-visual content at 630, outputting thedynamically-customized audio-visual content at 640, and receiving aconsideration for the dynamically-customized audio-visual content at650.

It will be appreciated that in accordance with the present disclosure,an incoming audio-visual core portion may be dynamically customized inaccordance with a viewer's preferences, thereby increasing the viewer'ssatisfaction. The viewer (e.g. viewer 140) may indicate preferences foractresses (and actors) 132, vehicles 134, depicted products (or props)135, environmental aspects 136 (e.g. buildings, scenery, setting,background, lighting, etc.), language 138, or other suitablepreferences. In further implementations, virtually any desired aspect ofthe incoming core portion 102 may be dynamically customized inaccordance with the viewer's selections, preferences, or characteristicsas implemented by the selection signals 144.

As shown in FIG. 7, in some implementations, receiving at least oneaudio-visual core portion at 610 may include receiving at least oneaudio-visual core portion at a dynamic customization system proximate toa viewer at 702 (e.g. dynamic customization system 100 shown in FIG. 1,a gaming console or other suitable processing device located in aviewer's home, etc.). In other implementations, receiving at least oneaudio-visual core portion at 610 may include receiving at least oneaudio-visual core portion at a dynamic customization service thatprovides a dynamically customized audio-visual content to a viewer at704 (e.g. customization service provider 420 shown in FIG. 4). In stillother implementations, receiving at least one audio-visual core portionat 610 may include generating at least one audio-visual core portion bya core content provider at 706 (e.g. core content provider 410 shown inFIG. 4). In additional implementations, receiving at least oneaudio-visual core portion at 610 may include providing at least oneaudio-visual core portion from a memory device by a core contentprovider at 708 (e.g. core content provider 510 shown in FIG. 5).

In still other implementations, receiving at least one selection signalindicative of a viewer preference at 620 may include receiving at leastone selection signal indicative of a viewer preference at a dynamiccustomization system proximate to a viewer at 712 (e.g. dynamiccustomization system 100 shown in FIG. 1, an Xbox®, Playstation®, Wii®,personal computer, Mac®, or other suitable processing device locatedwithin a viewer's living space or sphere of influence, etc.). In furtherimplementations, receiving at least one selection signal indicative of aviewer preference at 620 may include receiving at least one selectionsignal indicative of a viewer preference at a dynamic customizationservice that provides a dynamically customized audio-visual content to aviewer at 714 (e.g. customization service provider 420 shown in FIG. 4).In still further implementations, receiving at least one selectionsignal indicative of a viewer preference at 620 may include receiving atleast one selection signal indicative of a viewer preference by a corecontent provider at 716 (e.g. core content provider 510 shown in FIG.5).

As further shown in FIG. 7, in other implementations, modifying theaudio-visual core portion with at least one revised content portion inaccordance with the at least one selection signal to create adynamically customized audio-visual content at 630 may include modifyingthe audio-visual core portion at a dynamic customization systemproximate to a viewer at 722 (e.g. dynamic customization system 100shown in FIG. 1). In further implementations, modifying the audio-visualcore portion with at least one revised content portion in accordancewith the at least one selection signal to create a dynamicallycustomized audio-visual content at 630 may include modifying theaudio-visual core portion at a dynamic customization service thatprovides a dynamically customized audio-visual content to a viewer at724 (e.g. customization service provider 420 shown in FIG. 4). In stillfurther implementations, modifying the audio-visual core portion with atleast one revised content portion in accordance with the at least oneselection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual contentat 630 may include modifying the audio-visual core portion by a corecontent provider that provides the audio-visual core portion at 726(e.g. core content provider 510 shown in FIG. 5).

In additional implementations, outputting the dynamically-customizedaudio-visual content at 640 may include outputting thedynamically-customized audio-visual content from a dynamic customizationsystem proximate to a viewer at 732 (e.g. dynamic customization system100 shown in FIG. 1, at the viewer's television set, at the viewer'sviewing room, within the viewer's dwelling, etc.). In furtherimplementations, outputting the dynamically-customized audio-visualcontent at 640 may include outputting the dynamically-customizedaudio-visual content from a dynamic customization service that providesthe dynamically-customized audio-visual content to a viewer at 734 (e.g.customization service provider 420 shown in FIG. 4). In still furtherimplementations, outputting the dynamically-customized audio-visualcontent at 640 may include outputting the dynamically-customizedaudio-visual content from a core content provider that provides theaudio-visual core portion at 736 (e.g. core content provider 510 shownin FIG. 5).

As further shown in FIG. 7, in alternate implementations, receiving aconsideration for the dynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650may include receiving at least one of a payment, a promise to pay, apromise to perform a deed, or a grant of a right at 741. For example, insome implementations, the payment may be a one-time payment, a monthlysubscription payment, a use-based or on-demand type of payment, or anyother suitable payment. Similarly, in some implementations, the promiseto pay may be a contractual commitment to provide future payment (orpayments) based on amount or frequency of usage, or any other suitableterms. Further, the promise to perform a deed may include a promise tosend payment, a promise to enable access private information, a promiseto allow data gathering regarding viewing habits or preferences, or anyother suitable promises. And the grant of a right may include a grant ofaccess to gather personal data, a grant to share data gathered, a grantto perform market testing or market analysis, or any other suitablegrant of one or more rights. Of course, these examples are merelyexemplary, and the consideration received at 650 may be any suitableconsideration as that term is generally understood in accordance withthe principles of contracts and contract law, and as described morefully below.

As further shown in FIG. 7, in some implementations, receiving aconsideration for the dynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650may include receiving one or more payments at a dynamic customizationservice that provides a dynamically customized audio-visual content to aviewer at 742 (e.g. customization service provider 420 shown in FIG. 4).In further alternate implementations, receiving a consideration for thedynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650 may include receivingone or more payments by a core content provider that provides theaudio-visual core portion at 744 (e.g. core content provider 510 shownin FIG. 5). Finally, in additional embodiments, receiving aconsideration for the dynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650may include receiving one or more payments from a viewer of thedynamically-customized audio-visual content at 746 (e.g. viewer 132,viewer 1840, etc.).

A wide variety of different types of input may serve as the audio-visualcore portion. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, in some implementations,receiving at least one audio-visual core portion at 610 may includereceiving a television broadcast at 802 (e.g. conventional wirelesstelevision broadcast, cable television broadcast, satellite televisionbroadcast, etc.). In further implementations, receiving at least oneaudio-visual core portion at 610 may include receiving an audio-visualdata stream at 804 (e.g. streaming audio-visual content via Internet,audio-visual data stream via LAN, etc.). In still furtherimplementations, receiving at least one audio-visual core portion at 610may include receiving at least one audio core portion and receiving atleast one visual core portion at 806 (e.g. receiving an audio signal viaa wireless connection and receiving a video data stream via a cable orvice versa, receiving an audio signal via a first wireless connectionand receiving a video signal via a second wireless connection, etc.). Instill further embodiments, receiving at least one audio-visual coreportion at 610 may include receiving an internally-generatedaudio-visual core portion at 808 (e.g. receiving an audio-visual coreportion from an internal media player, generating an audio-visual coreportion using an internally-executing software routine, etc.). Inadditional implementations, receiving at least one audio-visual coreportion at 610 may include receiving a virtual reality portion at 810(e.g. receiving a core portion that provides a structure of a virtualreality, generating a virtual reality core portion using aninternally-executing software routine or local processing unit, etc.).In still other implementations, receiving at least one audio-visual coreportion at 610 may include receiving a video game data stream portion at812 (e.g. receiving a video game signal as a data stream and where aserver determines what is displayed on a viewer's display device basedon the at least one selection signal, etc.).

As further shown in FIG. 8, a variety of different selection signals maybe received in accordance with the present disclosure, and a variety ofdifferent payment schemes may be devised based on the differentselection signal varieties. For example, in some implementations,receiving at least one selection signal indicative of a viewerpreference at 620 may include receiving at least one selection signalgenerated by a user input device at 820 (e.g. receiving a signalgenerated by a keyboard, a joystick, a microphone, a touch screen, etc).In further implementations, receiving at least one selection signalindicative of a viewer preference at 620 may include receiving at leastone selection signal based on a pre-determined default value at 822(e.g. receiving one or more signals based on a user's previousselections stored in memory, or a pre-defined profile for a user storedin memory, etc.).

In other implementations, receiving at least one selection signalindicative of a viewer preference at 620 may include sensing one or moreviewers present within a viewing area and determining at least oneselection signal based on the one or more viewers sensed within theviewing area at 824 (e.g. sensing a parent and a child within atelevision viewing area, and determining a first selection signal basedon the parent and a second selection signal based on the child, sensinga female and a male within a television viewing area, and determining afirst selection signal based on the female and a second selection signalbased on the male, etc.). In still other implementations, receiving atleast one selection signal indicative of a viewer preference at 620 mayinclude receiving at least one supplemental signal from an electronicdevice associated with a viewer (e.g. a cell phone, personal dataassistant, laptop computer, desktop computer, smart phone, tablet, AppleiPhone, Apple iPad, Microsoft Surface, Kindle Fire, etc.) anddetermining at least one selection signal based on the at least onesupplemental signal at 826.

It will be appreciated that various implementations of receiving aconsideration for the dynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650may be implemented in accordance with the various implementations ofreceiving at least one selection signal indicative of a viewerpreference at 630. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, in someimplementations, receiving a consideration for thedynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650 may include receivingat least a portion of a consideration based at least partially on thereceiving at least one selection signal generated by the user inputdevice at 830 (e.g. receiving a payment at least partially based onreceiving a signal generated by a keyboard, a joystick, a microphone, atouch screen, etc). In other implementations, receiving a considerationfor the dynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650 may includereceiving at least a portion of a consideration based at least partiallyon the receiving at least one selection signal based on a pre-determineddefault value at 832 (e.g. receiving a payment at least partially basedon receiving one or more signals based on a user's previous selectionsstored in memory, or a pre-defined profile for a user stored in memory,etc.).

In other implementations, receiving a consideration for thedynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650 may include receivingat least a portion of a consideration based at least partially on atleast one of sensing one or more viewers present within a viewing areaor determining at least one selection signal based on the one or moreviewers sensed within the viewing area at 834 (e.g. receiving a paymentat least partially based on sensing a parent and a child within atelevision viewing area and/or determining a first selection signalbased on the parent and a second selection signal based on the child,receiving a payment at least partially based on sensing a female and amale within a television viewing area, and/or determining a firstselection signal based on the female and a second selection signal basedon the male, etc.). In still other implementations, receiving aconsideration for the dynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650may include receiving at least a portion of a consideration based atleast partially on at least one of receiving at least one supplementalsignal from an electronic device associated with a viewer or determiningat least one selection signal based on the at least one supplementalsignal at 836 (e.g. receiving a payment based at least partially onreceiving at least one supplemental signal from a cell phone, personaldata assistant, laptop computer, desktop computer, smart phone, tablet,Apple iPhone, Apple iPad, Microsoft Surface, Kindle Fire, etc.associated with a viewer, and/or determine at least one selection signalbased on such a supplemental signal).

As shown in FIG. 9, in other implementations, receiving at least oneselection signal indicative of a viewer preference at 620 may includescanning an electronic device associated with a viewer (e.g. a cellphone, personal data assistant, laptop computer, desktop computer, smartphone, tablet, Apple iPhone®, Apple iPad®, Microsoft Surface®, KindleFire®, etc.) and determining at least one selection signal based on thescanning at 902. And in other implementations, receiving at least oneselection signal indicative of a viewer preference at 620 may includequerying an electronic device associated with a viewer (e.g. a cellphone, personal data assistant, laptop computer, desktop computer, smartphone, tablet, Apple iPhone®, Apple iPad®, Microsoft Surface®, KindleFire®, etc.) and determining at least one selection signal based on thequerying at 906.

As noted above, various implementations of receiving a consideration forthe dynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650 may beimplemented in accordance with the various implementations of receivingat least one selection signal indicative of a viewer preference at 630.For example, as shown in FIG. 9, in some implementations, receiving aconsideration for the dynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650may include receiving at least a portion of a consideration based atleast partially on at least one of scanning an electronic deviceassociated with a viewer or determining at least one selection signalbased on the scanning at 912 (e.g. receiving a payment based at leastpartially on scanning a viewer's cell phone, personal data assistant,laptop computer, desktop computer, smart phone, tablet, Apple iPhone®,Apple iPad®, Microsoft Surface®, Kindle Fire®, etc., and/or determininga selection signal based on the scanning). And in other implementations,receiving a consideration for the dynamically-customized audio-visualcontent at 650 may include receiving at least a portion of aconsideration based at least partially on at least one of querying anelectronic device associated with a viewer or determining at least oneselection signal based on the querying at 914 (e.g. receiving a paymentbased at least partially on a querying of a viewer's cell phone,personal data assistant, laptop computer, desktop computer, smart phone,tablet, Apple iPhone®, Apple iPad®, Microsoft Surface®, Kindle Fire®,etc., and/or determining a selection signal based on the querying).

In some instances, one or more incoming signals may conflict with one ormore other incoming signals. Such conflicts may be resolved in a varietyof suitable ways. For example, as shown in FIG. 10, in someimplementations, receiving at least one selection signal indicative of aviewer preference at 620 may include receiving at least two selectionsignals, and arbitrating between at least two conflicting selectionsignals at 1002 (e.g. receiving a first selection signal indicating adesire to view R-rated subject matter, and a second selection signalindicating that a child is in the viewing area, and arbitrating betweenthe first and second selection signals such that the R-rated subjectmatter is not shown). In at least some implementations, receiving atleast one selection signal indicative of a viewer preference at 620 mayinclude receiving at least two selection signals, and between at leasttwo conflicting selection signals, determining which signal to applybased on a pre-determined ranking at 1004 (e.g. receiving a firstselection signal from a manual input device to view a movie in Englishand a second selection signal from a scanning of a laptop computerindicating a preference for French, and determining to apply the firstselection signal based on a pre-determined ranking that gives higherranking to manually input signals over signals determined by scanning;receiving a first selection signal from a parent's electronic device anda second selection signal from a child's electronic device, anddetermining to apply the first selection signal based on a ranking thatgives priority to signals from the parent's electronic device over thechild's electronic device, etc.).

In further implementations, receiving at least one selection signalindicative of a viewer preference at 620 may include receiving at leasttwo selection signals, and between at least two conflicting selectionsignals, determining which signal to apply based on one or more rules at1006 (e.g. receiving a first selection signal from a manual input deviceindicating a desire to view R-rated content, and a second selectionsignal from a scanning of a viewing area indicating a child in a viewingarea, and determining not to display the R-rated content based on a rulethat indicates that R-rated content will not be displayed when any childis present; receiving a first selection signal from a manual inputdevice indicating a desire to view a first actor, and a second selectionsignal from an Android phone indicating a desire to view a second actor,and determining to apply the first selection signal based on a rule thatgives priority to a manual input over an input determined from queryingan electronic device, etc.). In still other implementations, receivingat least one selection signal indicative of a viewer preference at 620may include receiving a selection signal, and determining whether toapply the selection signal based on an authorization level at 1008 (e.g.receiving a selection signal from a scanning of a viewer's electronicdevice indicating a desire to view R-rated content, and determining notto display the R-rated content based on a lack of authorization by anowner of the electronic device).

Again, it will be appreciated that various implementations of receivinga consideration for the dynamically-customized audio-visual content at650 may be implemented in accordance with the various implementations ofreceiving at least one selection signal indicative of a viewerpreference at 630. For example, as further shown in FIG. 10, in someimplementations, receiving a consideration for thedynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650 may include receivingat least a portion of a consideration based at least partially on atleast one of receiving at least two selection signals or arbitratingbetween at least two conflicting selection signals at 1012 (e.g.receiving a payment based at least partially on receiving and/orarbitrating between the first and second selection signals that conflictwith respect to a preferred maturity level of content, a preferredlanguage of content, a preferred setting of content, etc.). In at leastsome implementations, receiving a consideration for thedynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650 may include,receiving at least a portion of a consideration based at least partiallyon at least one of receiving at least two selection signals or betweenat least two conflicting selection signals, determining which signal toapply based on a pre-determined ranking at 1014 (e.g. receiving apayment based at least partially on receiving and/or determining whichof two conflicting signals to apply based on a ranking hierarchy, etc.).

In further implementations, receiving a consideration for thedynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650 may include receivingat least a portion of a consideration based at least partially on atleast one of receiving a selection signal, and determining whether toapply the selection signal based on an authorization level at 1016 (e.g.receiving a payment based at least partially on receiving first andsecond selection signals that conflict, and/or determining which toapply based on one or more rules regarding a content maturity level, alanguage preference, a content violence level, etc.). In still otherimplementations, receiving a consideration for thedynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650 may include receivingat least a portion of a consideration based at least partially on atleast one of receiving a selection signal, and determining whether toapply the selection signal based on an authorization level at 1018 (e.g.receiving a payment based at least partially on receiving a selectionsignal from a scanning of a viewer's electronic device indicating adesire to view R-rated content and determining not to display theR-rated content based on a lack of authorization by an owner of theelectronic device, etc.).

As noted above, a wide variety of aspects of audio-visual core portionsmay be dynamically customized in accordance with the preferences of aviewer. For example, as shown in FIG. 11, in at least someimplementations, modifying the audio-visual core portion with at leastone revised content portion in accordance with the at least oneselection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual contentat 630 may include replacing at least one actor of the audio-visual coreportion with at least one replacement actor at 1102 (e.g. replacing theactor Brad Pitt in the movie Troy with replacement actor Mel Gibson,replacing the actor Meryl Streep in the movie The Manchurian Candidatewith replacement actor Jessica Alba, the term “actor” being used hereina gender-neutral manner to include both males and females, etc.).

In further implementations, modifying the audio-visual core portion withat least one revised content portion in accordance with the at least oneselection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual contentat 630 may include replacing one or more of a facial appearance, avoice, a body appearance, or an apparel with a corresponding one or moreof a replacement facial appearance, a replacement voice, a replacementbody appearance, or a replacement apparel at 1104 (e.g. replacing afacial appearance and a voice of the actor Brad Pitt in the movie Troywith a replacement facial appearance of actor Mel Gibson and areplacement voice of actor Chris Rock, replacing a body appearance andan apparel of actor Meryl Streep in the movie The Manchurian Candidatewith a replacement body appearance of actor Jessica Alba and areplacement apparel based on a browsing history of online clothingshopping recently viewed by the viewer as indicated by supplementalsignals from the viewer's laptop computer, etc.).

As further shown in FIG. 11, in still other implementations, modifyingthe audio-visual core portion with at least one revised content portionin accordance with the at least one selection signal to create adynamically customized audio-visual content at 630 may include replacingat least one consumer product depicted in the audio-visual core portionwith at least one replacement consumer product at 1106 (e.g. replacing acan of Coke® held by an actor in a television sitcom with a can of Dr.Pepper®, replacing a hamburger eaten by a character in a movie with ataco, replacing a Gibson® guitar played by a character in a podcast witha Fender® guitar, etc.). In further implementations, replacing at leastone consumer product depicted in the audio-visual core portion with atleast one replacement consumer product at 864 may include replacing atleast one of a beverage product, a food product, a vehicle, an articleof clothing, an article of jewelry, a musical instrument, an electronicdevice, a household appliance, an article of furniture, an artwork, anoffice equipment, or an article of manufacture at 1108.

It will be appreciated that various implementations of receiving aconsideration for the dynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650may be implemented in accordance with the various implementations ofmodifying the audio-visual core portion with at least one revisedcontent portion in accordance with the at least one selection signal tocreate a dynamically customized audio-visual content at 630. Forexample, as further shown in FIG. 11, in some implementations, receivinga consideration for the dynamically-customized audio-visual content at650 may include receiving at least a portion of a consideration based atleast partially on replacing at least one actor of the audio-visual coreportion with at least one replacement actor at 1122 (e.g. receiving apayment based at least partially on replacing an actor with areplacement actor, receiving a relatively higher payment based onreplacing a lower-popularity actor with a higher-popularity actor,etc.).

In further implementations, receiving a consideration for thedynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650 may include receivingat least a portion of a consideration based at least partially onreplacing one or more of a facial appearance, a voice, a bodyappearance, or an apparel with a corresponding one or more of areplacement facial appearance, a replacement voice, a replacement bodyappearance, or a replacement apparel at 1124 (e.g. receiving a paymentbased on replacing a facial appearance and a voice of a first actor witha second actor, receiving a relatively higher payment based at leastpartially on replacing a first body appearance of a lower-popularityactress with a body appearance of a higher-popularity actress, etc.).

In yet other implementations, receiving a consideration for thedynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650 may include receivingat least a portion of a consideration based at least partially onreplacing at least one consumer product depicted in the audio-visualcore portion with at least one replacement consumer product at 1126(e.g. receiving a payment based at least partially on replacing a can ofCoke® held by an actor in a television sitcom with a can of Dr. Pepper®,receiving a payment based at least partially on replacing a hamburgereaten by a character in a movie with a taco, replacing a Gibson® guitarplayed by a character in a podcast with a Fender® guitar, etc.). Infurther implementations, receiving a consideration for thedynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650 may include receivingat least a portion of a consideration based at least partially onreplacing at least one of a beverage product, a food product, a vehicle,an article of clothing, an article of jewelry, a musical instrument, anelectronic device, a household appliance, an article of furniture, anartwork, an office equipment, or an article of manufacture at 1108.

Referring now to FIG. 12, in additional implementations, modifying theaudio-visual core portion with at least one revised content portion inaccordance with the at least one selection signal to create adynamically customized audio-visual content at 630 may include replacingat least one of a setting aspect, an environmental aspect, or abackground aspect of the audio-visual core portion with a correspondingat least one of a replacement setting aspect, a replacementenvironmental aspect, or a replacement background aspect at 1202. Forexample, one or more scenes from a movie may be set in a differentlocation (e.g. scenes from Sleepless in Seattle may be set in Cleveland,or a background with the Golden Gate bridge may be replaced with theTower Bridge over the Thames River, etc.). Alternately, a weathercondition may be replaced with a different weather condition (e.g. asurfing scene from Baywatch may take place in a snowstorm instead of asunny day, etc.), or buildings in a background may be replaced withmountains or open countryside.

In some implementations, replacing at least one of a setting aspect, anenvironmental aspect, or a background aspect of the audio-visual coreportion with a corresponding at least one of a replacement settingaspect, a replacement environmental aspect, or a replacement backgroundaspect at 1202 may include replacing at least one of a city in which atleast one scene is set, a country in which at least one scene is set, aweather condition in which at least one scene is set, a time of day inwhich at least one scene is set, or a landscape in which at least onescene is set at 1204.

As further shown in FIG. 12, in other implementations, modifying theaudio-visual core portion with at least one revised content portion inaccordance with the at least one selection signal to create adynamically customized audio-visual content at 630 may include replacingat least one animated character with at least one replacement animatedcharacter at 1206 (e.g. replacing a cartoon Snow White from Snow Whiteand the Seven Dwarfs with a cartoon Alice from Alice in Wonderland,replacing an animated elf with an animated dwarf, etc.).

Again, various implementations of receiving a consideration for thedynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650 may be implemented inaccordance with the various implementations of modifying theaudio-visual core portion with at least one revised content portion inaccordance with the at least one selection signal to create adynamically customized audio-visual content at 630. For example, asfurther shown in FIG. 12, in some implementations, receiving aconsideration for the dynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650may include receiving at least a portion of a consideration based atleast partially on replacing at least one of a setting aspect, anenvironmental aspect, or a background aspect of the audio-visual coreportion with a corresponding at least one of a replacement settingaspect, a replacement environmental aspect, or a replacement backgroundaspect at 1212 (e.g. receiving a payment based at least partially onreplacing scenes set in a first building setting with scenes set in asecond building setting, etc.). In further implementations, receiving aconsideration for the dynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650may include receiving at least a portion of a consideration based atleast partially on replacing at least one of a city in which at leastone scene is set, a country in which at least one scene is set, aweather condition in which at least one scene is set, a time of day inwhich at least one scene is set, or a landscape in which at least onescene is set at 1214.

In still other implementations, receiving a consideration for thedynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650 may include receivingat least a portion of a consideration based at least partially onreplacing at least one animated character with at least one replacementanimated character at 1216 (e.g. receiving a payment based at leastpartially on replacing a cartoon Snow White with a cartoon Alice,receiving a payment based at least partially on replacing a cartoonCartman with a cartoon Kenny, etc.).

With reference to FIG. 13, in further implementations, modifying theaudio-visual core portion with at least one revised content portion inaccordance with the at least one selection signal to create adynamically customized audio-visual content at 630 may include replacingat least one virtual character with at least one replacement virtualcharacter at 1302 (e.g. replacing a virtual warrior with a virtualwizard, etc.). In still other implementations, modifying theaudio-visual core portion with at least one revised content portion inaccordance with the at least one selection signal to create adynamically customized audio-visual content at 630 may include replacingat least one industrial product depicted in the audio-visual coreportion with at least one replacement industrial product at 1304 (e.g.replacing a nameplace on a milling machine from “Cincinnati” to“Bridgeport” in a factory scene, replacing a name of a shipping lineand/or the colors on a container ship from “Maersk” to “Evergreen,”etc.).

In still further implementations, modifying the audio-visual coreportion with at least one revised content portion in accordance with theat least one selection signal to create a dynamically customizedaudio-visual content at 630 may include replacing at least one namebrand depicted in the audio-visual core portion with at least onereplacement name brand at 1306 (e.g. replacing a leather label oncharacter's pants from “Levis” to “J Brand,” replacing an Izod alligatoron a character's shirt with a Ralph Lauren horse logo, replacing a shoelogo from “Gucci” to “Calvin Klein,” etc.). In yet otherimplementations, modifying the audio-visual core portion with at leastone revised content portion in accordance with the at least oneselection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual contentat 630 may include replacing at least one trade dress depicted in theaudio-visual core portion with at least one replacement trade dress at1308 (e.g. replacing uniforms, packaging, colors, signs, logos, and anyother items associated with a trade dress of “McDonald's” restaurantwith corresponding trade dress items associated with “Burger King”restaurant, replacing brown trucks and uniforms associated with the“UPS” delivery company with red and yellow trucks and uniformsassociated with the “DHL Express” delivery company, replacing helmetsand jerseys associated with the Minnesota Vikings with replacementhelmets and jerseys associated with the Seattle Seahawks, etc.).

Again, various implementations of receiving a consideration for thedynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650 may be implemented inaccordance with the various implementations of modifying theaudio-visual core portion with at least one revised content portion inaccordance with the at least one selection signal to create adynamically customized audio-visual content at 630. For example, asfurther shown in FIG. 13, in some implementations, receiving aconsideration for the dynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650may include receiving at least a portion of a consideration based atleast partially on replacing at least one virtual character with atleast one replacement virtual character at 1312 (e.g. receiving apayment based on replacing a virtual warrior with a virtual wizard,etc.). In still other implementations, receiving a consideration for thedynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650 may include receivingat least a portion of a consideration based at least partially onreplacing at least one industrial product depicted in the audio-visualcore portion with at least one replacement industrial product at 1314(e.g. receiving a payment based on replacing a nameplace on a millingmachine from “Cincinnati” to “Bridgeport” in a factory scene, replacinga name of a shipping line and/or the colors on a container ship from“Maersk” to “Evergreen,” etc.).

In other implementations, receiving a consideration for thedynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650 may include receivingat least a portion of a consideration based at least partially onreplacing at least one name brand depicted in the audio-visual coreportion with at least one replacement name brand at 1316 (e.g. receivinga payment based at least partially on replacing a leather label oncharacter's pants, replacing a trademark on a character's shirt, orreplacing a logo on a character's computer, etc.). In yet otherimplementations, modifying the audio-visual core portion with at leastone revised content portion in accordance with the at least oneselection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual contentat 630 may include receiving at least a portion of a consideration basedat least partially on replacing at least one trade dress depicted in theaudio-visual core portion with at least one replacement trade dress at1318 (e.g. receiving payment based at least partially on replacinguniforms, packaging, colors, signs, logos, and any other itemsassociated with a trade dress of “McDonald's” restaurant withcorresponding trade dress items associated with “Burger King”restaurant, receiving payment based on replacing helmets and jerseysassociated with the Dallas Cowboys with those of the Detroit Lions so aviewer may watch a depiction of the Lions winning a Super Bowl, etc.).

Additional possible implementations of modifying the audio-visual coreportion with at least one revised content portion in accordance with theat least one selection signal to create a dynamically customizedaudio-visual content at 630 are shown in FIG. 14. For example, in someimplementations, modifying the audio-visual core portion with at leastone revised content portion in accordance with the at least oneselection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual contentat 630 may include replacing at least a portion of dialogue of theaudio-visual core portion with a revised dialogue portion at 1402. Forexample, based on the at least one selection signal indicative of aviewer selection (e.g. a viewer selection indicating a desire for noprofanity, or based on automatic detection using a sensor of a childentering a viewing area, etc.) at 620, a portion of dialogue of a moviethat contains profanity or that may otherwise be offensive to the vieweris replaced with a replacement portion of dialogue that is not offensiveto the viewer (e.g. a dialogue of a movie is modified from an R-rateddialogue to a lower-rated dialogue, such as PG-13-rated dialogue or aG-rated dialogue, such as “Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn” beingreplaced with “Frankly, my dear, I don't really care”, a dialogue thatis threatening or violent may be replaced with a less-threatening orless-violent dialogue, etc.).

In some implementations, modifying the audio-visual core portion with atleast one revised content portion in accordance with the at least oneselection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual contentat 630 may include replacing one or more spoken portions with one ormore replacement spoken portions (e.g. replacing a profane word, such as“damn,” with a non-profane word, such as “darn,” replacing a firstlaughter, such as a “tee hee hee,” with a second laugher, such as a “haha ha,” etc.) and modifying one or more facial movements correspondingto the one or more spoken portions with one or more replacement facialmovements corresponding to the one or more replacement spoken portions(e.g. replacing one or more lip movements corresponding with the profaneword with one or more replacement lip movements corresponding with thenon-profane word, replacing lip and eye movements corresponding with thefirst laughter with replacement lip and eye movements corresponding withthe second laughter, etc.) at 1404. Accordingly, unlike conventionalediting practices that change spoken words but leave facial movementsunchanged, in accordance with at least some implementations, byreplacing both the audible portions and the corresponding facialmovements, it is not apparent to a viewer that any changes have beenmade to the dialogue of the audio-visual core portion.

As further shown in FIG. 14, in further implementations, replacing oneor more spoken portions with one or more replacement spoken portions andmodifying one or more facial movements corresponding to the one or morespoken portions with one or more replacement facial movementscorresponding to the one or more replacement spoken portions at 1404 mayinclude replacing one or more words spoken in a first language with oneor more replacement words spoken in a second language (e.g. replacing“no” with “nyet,” replacing “yes” with “oui,” etc.), and modifying oneor more facial movements corresponding to the one or more words spokenin the first language with one or more replacement facial movementscorresponding to the one or more words spoken in the second language(e.g. replacing facial movements corresponding to “no” with replacementfacial movements corresponding to “nyet,” replacing facial movementscorresponding to “yes” with replacement facial movements correspondingto “oui,” etc.) at 1406. Again, in this way, it will not be apparent toa viewer that an actor was originally speaking a first language but themovie has been dubbed with a second language, and instead, it willappear to the viewer that the actor was originally speaking the secondlanguage.

As previously noted, various implementations of receiving aconsideration for the dynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650may be implemented in accordance with the various implementations ofmodifying the audio-visual core portion with at least one revisedcontent portion in accordance with the at least one selection signal tocreate a dynamically customized audio-visual content at 630. Forexample, as further shown in FIG. 14, in some implementations, receivinga consideration for the dynamically-customized audio-visual content at650 may include receiving at least a portion of a consideration based atleast partially on replacing at least a portion of dialogue of theaudio-visual core portion with a revised dialogue portion at 1412 (e.g.receiving payment based on modifying an audio-visual content toaccommodate a viewer selection indicating a desire for no profanity, orbased on automatic detection using a sensor of a child entering aviewing area, etc.).

In some implementations, receiving a consideration for thedynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650 may include receivingat least a portion of a consideration based at least partially on atleast one of replacing one or more spoken portions with one or morereplacement spoken portions or modifying one or more facial movementscorresponding to the one or more spoken portions with one or morereplacement facial movements corresponding to the one or morereplacement spoken portions at 1414 (e.g. receiving payment forreplacing a profane word with a non-profane word, and replacing one ormore lip movements corresponding with the profane word with one or morereplacement lip movements corresponding with the non-profane word,etc.). In further implementations, receiving at least a portion of aconsideration based at least partially on at least one of replacing oneor more spoken portions with one or more replacement spoken portions ormodifying one or more facial movements corresponding to the one or morespoken portions with one or more replacement facial movementscorresponding to the one or more replacement spoken portions at 1414 mayinclude receiving at least a portion of a consideration based at leastpartially on at least one of replacing one or more words spoken in afirst language with one or more replacement words spoken in a secondlanguage, or modifying one or more facial movements corresponding to theone or more words spoken in the first language with one or morereplacement facial movements corresponding to the one or more wordsspoken in the second language at 1416 (e.g. receiving payment forreplacing sounds and facial movements corresponding to Japanese speechwith those corresponding to English speech, receiving payment forreplacing sounds and facial movements corresponding to English speechwith those corresponding to Chinese speech, etc.).

With reference to FIG. 15, in some implementations, modifying theaudio-visual core portion with at least one revised content portion inaccordance with the at least one selection signal to create adynamically customized audio-visual content at 630 may include replacingone or more audible portions with one or more replacement audibleportions (e.g. replacing a sound of a hand clap with a sound of snappingfingers, replacing a sound of a cough with a sound of a sneeze,replacing the sound of a piano with the sound of a violin, etc.) andmodifying one or more body movements corresponding to the one or moreaudible portions with one or more replacement body movementscorresponding to the one or more replacement audible portions (e.g.replacing two hands striking with two fingers snapping, replacing facialmovements associated with a cough with facial movements associated witha sneeze, replacing visual components associated with a piano beingplayed with replacement visual components associated with a violin beingplayed, etc.) at 1502. Accordingly, by replacing both the audible andvisual portions, it may not be apparent to the viewer that any changeshave been made to the audio-visual core portion.

In other implementations, modifying the audio-visual core portion withat least one revised content portion in accordance with the at least oneselection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual contentat 630 may include replacing one or more background noises with one ormore replacement background noises (e.g. replacing a sound of a birdsinging with a sound of a dog barking, replacing a sound of an avalanchewith a sound of an erupting volcano, etc.) at 1504.

In further implementations, modifying the audio-visual core portion withat least one revised content portion in accordance with the at least oneselection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual contentat 630 may include replacing one or more background noises with one ormore replacement background noises (e.g. replacing a sound of a lionroaring with a sound of an elephant trumpeting, replacing a sound of anavalanche with a sound of an erupting volcano, etc.), and replacing oneor more background visual components with one or more replacementbackground visual components (e.g. replacing a visual image of a lionroaring with a visual image of an elephant trumpeting, replacing avisual depiction of an avalanche with a visual depiction of an eruptingvolcano, etc.) at 1506.

With continued reference to FIG. 15, in some implementations, receivinga consideration for the dynamically-customized audio-visual content at650 may include receiving at least a portion of a consideration based atleast partially on at least one of replacing one or more audibleportions with one or more replacement audible portions, or modifying oneor more body movements corresponding to the one or more audible portionswith one or more replacement body movements corresponding to the one ormore replacement audible portions at 1512 (e.g. receiving payment basedon replacing sounds and body movements associated with a hand clap withreplacement sounds and body movements associated with snapping fingers,receiving payment based on replacing sounds and body movementsassociated with a cough with replacement sounds and movements associatedwith a sneeze, etc.).

In other implementations, receiving a consideration for thedynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650 may include receivingat least a portion of a consideration based at least partially onreplacing one or more background noises with one or more replacementbackground noises at 1514 (e.g. receiving payment based on replacingjungle sounds with urban sounds, receiving payment based on replacingcrowd noise with sounds of ocean surf, etc.). In furtherimplementations, receiving a consideration for thedynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650 may include receivingat least a portion of a consideration based at least partially on atleast one of replacing one or more background noises with one or morereplacement background noises, or replacing one or more backgroundvisual components with one or more replacement background visualcomponents at 1516 (e.g. receiving payment based on replacing sounds andimages of a lion roaring with replacement sounds and images of anelephant trumpeting, receiving payment based on replacing sounds andvideo of an avalanche with replacement sounds and video of an eruptingvolcano, etc.).

It will be appreciated that systems and methods in accordance with thepresent disclosure may be utilized to adjust content to accommodatecultural differences. In some implementations, content that iscategorized as being culturally inappropriate (e.g. vulgar, offensive,racist, derogatory, degrading, stereotypical, distasteful, etc.) may beeither omitted (or deleted or removed), or may be replaced withalternate content that is categorized as being culturally appropriate,such as by retrieving replacement content from a library of lookuptables, or any other suitable source. For example, as shown in FIG. 16,in some implementations, modifying the audio-visual core portion with atleast one revised content portion in accordance with the at least oneselection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual contentat 630 may include at least one of replacing a culturally inappropriateportion with a culturally appropriate portion or omitting the culturallyinappropriate portion at 1602 (e.g. replacing terminology that may beconsidered a racial slur in a particular culture with replacementterminology that is not considered a racial slur in the particularculture, removing a content portion that includes a hand gesture that isinsulting to a particular culture; etc.).

In other implementations, receiving at least one selection signalindicative of a viewer preference at 620 may include receiving aselection signal indicative of a cultural heritage of at least oneviewer at 1604, and modifying the audio-visual core portion with atleast one revised content portion in accordance with the at least oneselection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual contentat 630 may include at least one of replacing a portion consideredinappropriate with respect to the cultural heritage of the at least oneviewer with a replacement portion considered appropriate with respect tothe cultural heritage of the at least one viewer, or omitting theinappropriate portion at 1606 (e.g. receiving a signal indicating that aviewer is Chinese, and replacing a reference to “Taiwan” with areference to “Chinese Taipei;” receiving an indication that a viewer isIslamic, and replacing a reference to the Bible with a reference to theQuran; etc.).

With continued reference to FIG. 16, in other implementations, receivinga consideration for the dynamically-customized audio-visual content at650 may include receiving at least a portion of a consideration based atleast partially on at least one of replacing a culturally inappropriateportion with a culturally appropriate portion or omitting the culturallyinappropriate portion at 1608 (e.g. receiving payment based on replacingterminology that may be considered in poor taste in Iceland withreplacement terminology that is not considered in poor taste, etc.).

In other implementations, receiving a consideration for thedynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650 may include receivingat least a portion of a consideration based at least partially on atleast one of at least one of replacing a portion consideredinappropriate with respect to the cultural heritage of the at least oneviewer with a replacement portion considered appropriate with respect tothe cultural heritage of the at least one viewer, or omitting theinappropriate portion at 1610 (e.g. receiving payment based on receivinga signal indicating that a viewer is Chinese, and replacing a referenceto “Taiwan” with a reference to “Chinese Taipei;” receiving paymentbased on receiving an indication that a viewer is Islamic, and replacinga reference to the Bible with a reference to the Quran; etc.).

As shown in FIG. 17, in further implementations, receiving at least oneselection signal indicative of a viewer preference at 620 may includereceiving a selection signal indicative of a geographic location of atleast one viewer at 1702, and modifying the audio-visual core portionwith at least one revised content portion in accordance with the atleast one selection signal to create a dynamically customizedaudio-visual content at 630 may include at least one of replacing aportion considered inappropriate with respect to the geographic locationof the at least one viewer with a replacement portion consideredappropriate with respect to the geographic location of the at least oneviewer, or omitting the inappropriate portion at 1704 (e.g. receiving asignal, such as a GPS signal from a viewer's cell phone, indicating thatthe viewer is located in Brazil, and replacing a content portion thatincludes a hand gesture that is offensive in Brazil, such as a TexasLonghorns “hook-em-horns” hand gesture, with a benign hand gestureappropriate for the viewer located in Brazil; receiving a signal, suchas a location of an IP address of a local Internet service provider,that indicates that a viewer is located within a Native Americanreservation, and replacing content that includes terminology offensiveto Native Americans with replacement content that includes non-offensiveterminology; etc.).

And in other implementations, receiving at least one selection signalindicative of a viewer preference at 620 may include receiving aselection signal indicative of a cultural identity of at least oneviewer at 1706, and modifying the audio-visual core portion with atleast one revised content portion in accordance with the at least oneselection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual contentat 630 may include at least one of replacing at least a portion ofcontent inappropriate for the cultural identity of the at least oneviewer with an appropriate portion of content, or omitting theinappropriate portion at 1708 (e.g. receiving a signal, such as alanguage selection of a software installed on a viewer's electronicdevice, indicating that the viewer is Arabic, and removing a contentportion that is inappropriate to the Arabic culture; etc.).

With continued reference to FIG. 17, in some implementations, receivinga consideration for the dynamically-customized audio-visual content at650 may include receiving at least a portion of a consideration based atleast partially on at least one of replacing a portion consideredinappropriate with respect to the geographic location of the at leastone viewer with a replacement portion considered appropriate withrespect to the geographic location of the at least one viewer, oromitting the inappropriate portion at 1710 (e.g. receiving payment basedon receiving a signal, such as a GPS signal from a viewer's cell phone,indicating that the viewer is located in Brazil, and replacing a contentportion that includes a hand gesture that is offensive in Brazil with abenign hand gesture appropriate for the viewer located in Brazil; etc.).

And in other implementations, receiving a consideration for thedynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650 may include receivingat least a portion of a consideration based at least partially on atleast one of at least one of replacing at least a portion of contentinappropriate for the cultural identity of the at least one viewer withan appropriate portion of content, or omitting the inappropriate portionat 1712 (e.g. receiving a signal, such as a language selection of asoftware installed on a viewer's electronic device, indicating that theviewer is Arabic, and removing a content portion that is inappropriateto the Arabic culture; etc.).

It will be appreciated that modifying the audio-visual core portion withat least one revised content portion in accordance with the at least oneselection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual contentat 630 may be accomplished in various ways. For example, as shown inFIG. 18, in some implementations, modifying the audio-visual coreportion with at least one revised content portion in accordance with theat least one selection signal to create a dynamically customizedaudio-visual content at 630 may include changing at least one portion ofa digital signal stream in accordance with the at least one selectionsignal (e.g. replacing original digitized signals of the audio-visualcore portion with replacement digitized signals of the audio-visual coreportion, supplementing original digitized signals of the audio-visualcore portion with supplemental digitized signals, etc.) at 1802. Inother implementations, modifying the audio-visual core portion with atleast one revised content portion in accordance with the at least oneselection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual contentat 630 may include digitizing at least a portion of an audio-visual coreportion, and changing at least one portion of the digitized portion inaccordance with the at least one selection signal at 1804.

In further implementations, modifying the audio-visual core portion withat least one revised content portion in accordance with the at least oneselection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual contentat 630 may include replacing at least a portion of an audio-visual coreportion with a view of a three dimensional model of a replacementportion in accordance with the at least one selection signal at 1806.Thus, if the one or more selection signals 144 indicates that the userprefers to see a dynamically-customized movie (e.g. the movie Cleopatra)with a desired lead actress (or actor) (e.g. Angelina Joli) rather thanan original lead actress (or actor) (e.g. Elizabeth Taylor), theprocessing component 110 may retrieve a digital model of the desiredlead actress (or actor) and may substitute appropriate portions of theincoming core portion 102 with appropriate views of the digital model ofthe desired lead actress (or actor). In still further implementations,modifying the audio-visual core portion with at least one revisedcontent portion in accordance with the at least one selection signal tocreate a dynamically customized audio-visual content at 630 may includerendering at least a portion of an audio-visual core portion inaccordance with the at least one selection signal to create thedynamically-customized audio-visual content at 1808.

With continued reference to FIG. 18, in some implementations, receivinga consideration for the dynamically-customized audio-visual content at650 may include receiving at least a portion of a consideration based atleast partially on changing at least one portion of a digital signalstream in accordance with the at least one selection signal at 1812(e.g. receiving a payment portion based on replacing digitized signalswith replacement digitized signals, etc.). In other implementations,receiving a consideration for the dynamically-customized audio-visualcontent at 650 may include receiving at least a portion of aconsideration based at least partially on at least one of digitizing atleast a portion of an audio-visual core portion, or changing at leastone portion of the digitized portion in accordance with the at least oneselection signal at 1814.

In further implementations, receiving a consideration for thedynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650 may include receivingat least a portion of a consideration based at least partially onreplacing at least a portion of an audio-visual core portion with a viewof a three dimensional model of a replacement portion in accordance withthe at least one selection signal at 1816. (e.g. receiving payment basedon replacing a first actor with a 3D model of a replacement actor). Instill further implementations, receiving a consideration for thedynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650 may include receivingat least a portion of a consideration based at least partially onrendering at least a portion of an audio-visual core portion inaccordance with the at least one selection signal to create thedynamically-customized audio-visual content at 1818.

As shown in FIG. 19, in other implementations, modifying theaudio-visual core portion with at least one revised content portion inaccordance with the at least one selection signal to create adynamically customized audio-visual content at 630 may includere-rendering at least a portion of an audio-visual core portion inaccordance with the at least one selection signal to create thedynamically-customized audio-visual content at 1902. In additionalimplementations, modifying the audio-visual core portion with at leastone revised content portion in accordance with the at least oneselection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual contentat 630 may include rendering at least a replacement portion inaccordance with the at least one-relection signal, and combining the atleast a replacement portion with the audio-visual core portion at 1904.In further implementations, modifying the audio-visual core portion withat least one revised content portion in accordance with the at least oneselection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual contentat 630 may include re-rendering at least a portion of an audio-visualcore portion in accordance with the at least one-relection signal tocreate a replacement portion, and combining the replacement portion withthe audio-visual core portion at 1906.

With continued reference to FIG. 19, in still other implementations,receiving a consideration for the dynamically-customized audio-visualcontent at 650 may include receiving at least a portion of aconsideration based at least partially on re-rendering at least aportion of an audio-visual core portion in accordance with the at leastone selection signal to create the dynamically-customized audio-visualcontent at 1912. In additional implementations, receiving aconsideration for the dynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650may include receiving at least a portion of a consideration based atleast partially on at least one of rendering at least a replacementportion in accordance with the at least one-relection signal, orcombining the at least a replacement portion with the audio-visual coreportion at 1914. In further implementations, receiving a considerationfor the dynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650 may includereceiving at least a portion of a consideration based at least partiallyon at least one of re-rendering at least a portion of an audio-visualcore portion in accordance with the at least one-relection signal tocreate a replacement portion, or combining the replacement portion withthe audio-visual core portion at 1916.

With reference to FIG. 20, in some implementations, modifying theaudio-visual core portion with at least one revised content portion inaccordance with the at least one selection signal to create adynamically customized audio-visual content at 630 may include renderinga plurality of frames of video data to form a first rendered stream,rendering a plurality of frames of video data to form a second renderedstream, and combining the first rendered stream and the second renderedstream for substantially simultaneous display on a display device (e.g.multiplexing the first and second rendered streams) at 2002. In at leastsome implementations, the operations at 2002 may include, for example,those techniques disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 8,059,201 issued to Aarts etal. (disclosing techniques for real-time and non-real-time rendering ofvideo data streams), which patent is incorporated herein by reference.

In other implementations, modifying the audio-visual core portion withat least one revised content portion in accordance with the at least oneselection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual contentat 630 may include modeling at least one object using a wireframe modelincluding a plurality of polygons, and applying texture data to theplurality of polygons to provide a three-dimensional appearance to thewireframe model for display on a display device at 2004. In at leastsome implementations, the operations at 2004 may include, for example,those techniques disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 8,016,653 issued toPendleton et al. (disclosing techniques for three dimensional renderingof live events), which patent is incorporated herein by reference.

In still other implementations, modifying the audio-visual core portionwith at least one revised content portion in accordance with the atleast one selection signal to create a dynamically customizedaudio-visual content at 630 may include rendering a supplemental videostream, blocking a portion of the audio-visual core portion, andcombining the supplemental video stream with at least an unblockedportion of the audio-visual core portion at 2006. In at least someimplementations, the operations at 2006 may include, for example, thosetechniques disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 7,945,926 and 7,631,327 issued toDempski et al. (disclosing techniques for video animation and mergingwith television broadcasts and supplemental content sources), whichpatents are incorporated herein by reference.

With continued reference to FIG. 20, in some implementations, receivinga consideration for the dynamically-customized audio-visual content at650 may include receiving at least a portion of a consideration based atleast partially on at least one of rendering a plurality of frames ofvideo data to form a first rendered stream, rendering a plurality offrames of video data to form a second rendered stream, or combining thefirst rendered stream and the second rendered stream for substantiallysimultaneous display on a display device at 2012 (e.g. receiving apayment based on multiplexing first and second rendered streams).

In other implementations, receiving a consideration for thedynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650 may include receivingat least a portion of a consideration based at least partially on atleast one of modeling at least one object using a wireframe modelincluding a plurality of polygons, or applying texture data to theplurality of polygons to provide a three-dimensional appearance to thewireframe model for display on a display device at 2014. In still otherimplementations, receiving a consideration for thedynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650 may include receivingat least a portion of a consideration based at least partially on atleast one of rendering a supplemental video stream, blocking a portionof the audio-visual core portion, or combining the supplemental videostream with at least an unblocked portion of the audio-visual coreportion at 2016.

As shown in FIG. 21, in other implementations, modifying theaudio-visual core portion with at least one revised content portion inaccordance with the at least one selection signal to create adynamically customized audio-visual content at 630 may include renderinga supplemental video stream, blocking a portion of the audio-visual coreportion, combining the supplemental video stream with at least anunblocked portion of the audio-visual core portion, and using an areaoutside a letterboxed portion to display a supplemental content at 2102.In at least some implementations, the operations at 2102 may include,for example, those techniques disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 7,945,926 and7,631,327 issued to Dempski et al. (disclosing techniques for videoanimation and merging with television broadcasts and supplementalcontent sources), which patents were previously incorporated herein byreference.

In further implementations, modifying the audio-visual core portion withat least one revised content portion in accordance with the at least oneselection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual contentat 630 may include providing a three-dimensional model of a first objecthaving one or more characteristics to be modified, providing athree-dimensional model of a second object having one or morecharacteristics that are to be adopted, and replacing the one or morecharacteristics to be modified with the one or more characteristics thatare to be adopted to provide a modified model of the first object at2104. For example, the “providing” operations at 2104 may, in at leastsome implementations, be accomplished by a dynamic customization system(e.g. system 160 of FIG. 1), and may include executing one or moreinstructions that create a three-dimensional (3D) model, or may involveoperations similar to those commonly referred to as “drag and drop” incommercially-available software (e.g. Microsoft Visio, etc.) to selectpre-formed objects from a series of graphical menus, databases, or othersuitable storage structures, and may also include a capability foralteration, modification, or individualization by a viewer. Inparticular implementations, the “adopting” operations at 2104 mayinclude one or more of reusing operations, copying operations, graftingoperations, re-skinning operations, illuminating operations, or anyother suitable operations. In at least some implementations, theoperations at 2104 may include, for example, those techniques disclosedin U.S. Pat. No. 7,109,993 and U.S. Patent Publication No. 20070165022by Peleg et al. (disclosing generating a head model and modifyingportions of facial features), which patent and pending application areincorporated herein by reference.

In additional implementations, modifying the audio-visual core portionwith at least one revised content portion in accordance with the atleast one selection signal to create a dynamically customizedaudio-visual content at 630 may include modeling at least one object tobe modified using a plurality of sections, and at least one ofreplacing, adjusting, moving, or modifying at least one of the pluralityof sections in accordance with a stored information, the storedinformation being determined at least partially based on the at leastone selection signal at 2106. In at least some implementations, theoperations at 2106 may include, for example, those techniques disclosedin U.S. Pat. No. 6,054,999 issued to Strandberg (disclosing producinggraphic movement sequences from recordings of measured data fromstrategic parts of actors), which patent is incorporated herein byreference.

With continued reference to FIG. 21, in still other implementations,receiving a consideration for the dynamically-customized audio-visualcontent at 650 may include receiving at least a portion of aconsideration based at least partially on at least one of rendering asupplemental video stream, blocking a portion of the audio-visual coreportion, combining the supplemental video stream with at least anunblocked portion of the audio-visual core portion, or using an areaoutside a letterboxed portion to display a supplemental content at 2112.In further implementations, receiving a consideration for thedynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650 may include receivingat least a portion of a consideration based at least partially on atleast one of providing a three-dimensional model of a first objecthaving one or more characteristics to be modified, providing athree-dimensional model of a second object having one or morecharacteristics that are to be adopted, or replacing the one or morecharacteristics to be modified with the one or more characteristics thatare to be adopted to provide a modified model of the first object at2114. In additional implementations, receiving a consideration for thedynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650 may include receivingat least a portion of a consideration based at least partially on atleast one of modeling at least one object to be modified using aplurality of sections, or at least one of replacing, adjusting, moving,or modifying at least one of the plurality of sections in accordancewith a stored information, the stored information being determined atleast partially based on the at least one selection signal at 2116.

As shown in FIG. 22, in other implementations, modifying theaudio-visual core portion with at least one revised content portion inaccordance with the at least one selection signal to create adynamically customized audio-visual content at 630 may include providinga first wire-frame model of a first object that is to be modified and asecond wire-frame model of a second object having one or morecharacteristics that are to be mapped onto the first wire-frame model,obtaining a fitting function for mapping the one or more characteristicsfrom the second wire-frame model onto the first wire-frame model, theone or more characteristics being at least partially determined inaccordance with the at least one selection signal, and mapping the oneor more characteristics from the second wire-frame model onto the firstwire-frame model using the fitting function at 2202. In at least someimplementations, the operations at 2202 may include, for example, thosetechniques disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,926,575 issued to Ohzeki et al.(disclosing techniques for image deformation or distortion based oncorrespondence to a reference image, wire-frame modeling of images andtexture mapping), which patent is incorporated herein by reference.

In still other implementations, modifying the audio-visual core portionwith at least one revised content portion in accordance with the atleast one selection signal to create a dynamically customizedaudio-visual content at 630 may include providing at least onebackground image portion that includes at least a portion of an objectto be modified, and at least one foreground image portion that includesat least one aspect that is to be adapted to at least part of the objectto be modified, at least one of scaling, translating, rotating, ordistorting the at least one foreground image portion to substantiallyconform the at least one foreground image portion with the at least onebackground image portion, and merging the at least one foreground imageportion with the at least one background image portion for display on adisplay device at 2204. In at least some implementations, the operationsat 2204 may include, for example, those techniques disclosed in U.S.Pat. No. 5,623,587 issued to Bulman (disclosing techniques for creationof composite electronic images from multiple individual images), whichpatent is incorporated herein by reference.

With continued reference to FIG. 22, in still other implementations,receiving a consideration for the dynamically-customized audio-visualcontent at 650 may include receiving at least a portion of aconsideration based at least partially on at least one of providing afirst wire-frame model of a first object that is to be modified and asecond wire-frame model of a second object having one or morecharacteristics that are to be mapped onto the first wire-frame model,obtaining a fitting function for mapping the one or more characteristicsfrom the second wire-frame model onto the first wire-frame model, theone or more characteristics being at least partially determined inaccordance with the at least one selection signal, or mapping the one ormore characteristics from the second wire-frame model onto the firstwire-frame model using the fitting function at 2202. In still otherimplementations, receiving a consideration for thedynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650 may include receivingat least a portion of a consideration based at least partially on atleast one of providing at least one background image portion thatincludes at least a portion of an object to be modified, and at leastone foreground image portion that includes at least one aspect that isto be adapted to at least part of the object to be modified, at leastone of scaling, translating, rotating, or distorting the at least oneforeground image portion to substantially conform the at least oneforeground image portion with the at least one background image portion,or merging the at least one foreground image portion with the at leastone background image portion for display on a display device at 2214.

As shown in FIG. 23, in further implementations, modifying theaudio-visual core portion with at least one revised content portion inaccordance with the at least one selection signal to create adynamically customized audio-visual content at 630 may include combininga plurality of images to provide a synthesized object having at leastone of an animation capability, a sound capability, or a synchronizedanimation and sound capability, and commanding at least one of amovement, a sound, or a synchronized movement and sound of thesynthesized object using a script file at least partially based on theat least one selection signal at 2302. In at least some implementations,the operations at 2302 may include, for example, those techniquesdisclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,111,409 issued to Gasper et al. (disclosingtechniques for synchronization of synthesized actors), and U.S. Pat.Nos. 4,884,972 and 4,884,972 issued to Gasper (disclosing techniques forsynchronization of animated objects), which patents are incorporatedherein by reference.

In other implementations, modifying the audio-visual core portion withat least one revised content portion in accordance with the at least oneselection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual contentat 630 may include altering a plurality of light intensities at aplurality of pixel locations corresponding to one or more aspects of anobject to be modified at least partially based on the at least oneselection signal at 2304. In further implementations, modifying theaudio-visual core portion with at least one revised content portion inaccordance with the at least one selection signal to create adynamically customized audio-visual content at 630 may includedetermining a plurality of pixels of at least one digital image that areto be adjusted based on at least a portion of a speaker changing fromspeaking a first dialogue portion to a second dialogue portion, andaltering one or more light intensities of at least some of the pluralityof pixels to adjust the at least one digital image to depict the atleast a portion of the speaker speaking the second dialogue portion at2306. In at least some implementations, the operations at 2304 and 2306may include, for example, those techniques disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos.4,827,532 and 4,600,281 and 4,260,229 issued to Bloomstein (disclosingtechniques for substitution of sound track language and correspondinglip movements), which patents are incorporated herein by reference.

With continued reference to FIG. 23, in further implementations,receiving a consideration for the dynamically-customized audio-visualcontent at 650 may include receiving at least a portion of aconsideration based at least partially on at least one of combining aplurality of images to provide a synthesized object having at least oneof an animation capability, a sound capability, or a synchronizedanimation and sound capability, or commanding at least one of amovement, a sound, or a synchronized movement and sound of thesynthesized object using a script file at least partially based on theat least one selection signal at 2312. In other implementations,receiving a consideration for the dynamically-customized audio-visualcontent at 650 may include receiving at least a portion of aconsideration based at least partially on altering a plurality of lightintensities at a plurality of pixel locations corresponding to one ormore aspects of an object to be modified at least partially based on theat least one selection signal at 2314. In further implementations,receiving a consideration for the dynamically-customized audio-visualcontent at 650 may include receiving at least a portion of aconsideration based at least partially on at least one of determining aplurality of pixels of at least one digital image that are to beadjusted based on at least a portion of a speaker changing from speakinga first dialogue portion to a second dialogue portion, or altering oneor more light intensities of at least some of the plurality of pixels toadjust the at least one digital image to depict the at least a portionof the speaker speaking the second dialogue portion at 2316.

As shown in FIG. 24, in further implementations, modifying theaudio-visual core portion with at least one revised content portion inaccordance with the at least one selection signal to create adynamically customized audio-visual content at 630 may include replacinga portion of the audio-visual core portion with a replacementaudio-visual portion based on a selection of at least one of analternative story line or an alternative plot, the selection being atleast partially based on the at least one selection signal at 2402. Inat least some implementations, the operations at 2402 may include, forexample, those techniques disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,569,026 issued toBest (disclosing techniques for interactive entertainment systems),which patent is incorporated herein by reference.

In still further implementations, modifying the audio-visual coreportion with at least one revised content portion in accordance with theat least one selection signal to create a dynamically customizedaudio-visual content at 630 may include annotating a portion of theaudio-visual core portion with an annotation portion at least partiallybased on the at least one selection signal at 2404. In at least someimplementations, the operations at 2404 may include, for example, thosetechniques disclosed in U.S. Patent Publication No. 20040181592 by Samraet al. (disclosing techniques for annotating and versioning digitalmedia), which pending patent application is incorporated herein byreference.

In yet other implementations, modifying the audio-visual core portionwith at least one revised content portion in accordance with the atleast one selection signal to create a dynamically customizedaudio-visual content at 630 may include determining one or more controlparameters associated with a control event available for modification,determining one or more additional parameters of at least one additionalevent influenced upon modification of the one or more control parametersassociated with the control event, and modifying at least some of theone or more control parameters and the one or more additional parametersat least partially based on the at least one selection signal at 2406.In at least some implementations, the operations at 2406 may include,for example, those techniques disclosed in U.S. Patent Publication No.20110029099 by Benson (disclosing techniques for providing audio visualcontent), which pending patent application is incorporated herein byreference.

With continued reference to FIG. 24, in other implementations, receivinga consideration for the dynamically-customized audio-visual content at650 may include receiving at least a portion of a consideration based atleast partially on at least one of replacing a portion of theaudio-visual core portion with a replacement audio-visual portion basedon a selection of at least one of an alternative story line or analternative plot, the selection being at least partially based on the atleast one selection signal at 2412. In still further implementations,receiving a consideration for the dynamically-customized audio-visualcontent at 650 may include receiving at least a portion of aconsideration based at least partially on annotating a portion of theaudio-visual core portion with an annotation portion at least partiallybased on the at least one selection signal at 2414. In yet otherimplementations, receiving a consideration for thedynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650 may include receivingat least a portion of a consideration based at least partially onmodifying an audio portion and not a visual portion at 2416.

As shown in FIG. 25, receiving at least one audio-visual core portion at610 may involve a variety of different ways and aspects. For example, insome implementations, receiving at least one audio-visual core portionat 610 may include receiving an audio portion and not a visual portionat 2502. In other implementations, receiving at least one audio-visualcore portion at 610 may include receiving a visual portion and not anaudio portion at 2504. In still other implementations, receiving atleast one audio-visual core portion at 610 may include receiving aseparate audio portion and a separate visual portion at 2506. In furtherimplementations, receiving at least one audio-visual core portion at 610may include receiving a combined audio and visual portion at 2508. Inadditional implementations, receiving at least one audio-visual coreportion at 610 may include receiving one or more audio portions and oneor more visual portions at 2510 (e.g. receiving a plurality of audioportions and a single video portion, receiving a single audio portionand a plurality of video portions, etc.).

Similarly, modifying the audio-visual core portion with at least onerevised content portion in accordance with the at least one selectionsignal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual content at 630may involve a variety of different ways and aspects. For example, insome implementations, modifying the audio-visual core portion with atleast one revised content portion in accordance with the at least oneselection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visualcontentat 630 may include modifying an audio portion and not a visualportion at 2522. In other implementations, modifying the audio-visualcore portion with at least one revised content portion in accordancewith the at least one selection signal to create a dynamicallycustomized audio-visual contentat 630 may include modifying a visualportion and not an audio portion at 2524. In still otherimplementations, modifying the audio-visual core portion with at leastone revised content portion in accordance with the at least oneselection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual contentat 630 may include modifying a separate audio portion and modifying aseparate visual portion at 2526. In further implementations, modifyingthe audio-visual core portion with at least one revised content portionin accordance with the at least one selection signal to create adynamically customized audio-visual content at 630 may include modifyinga combined audio and visual portion at 2528. In additionalimplementations, modifying the audio-visual core portion with at leastone revised content portion in accordance with the at least oneselection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual contentat 630 may include modifying one or more audio portions and modifyingone or more visual portions at 2530 (e.g. modifying a plurality of audioportions and modifying a single video portion, modifying a single audioportion and modifying a plurality of video portions, etc.).

With continued reference to FIG. 25, in some implementations, receivinga consideration for the dynamically-customized audio-visual content at650 may include receiving at least a portion of a consideration based atleast partially on modifying an audio portion and not a visual portionat 2532. In other implementations, receiving a consideration for thedynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650 may include receivingat least a portion of a consideration based at least partially onmodifying a visual portion and not an audio portion at 2534. In stillother implementations, receiving a consideration for thedynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650 may include receivingat least a portion of a consideration based at least partially onmodifying a separate audio portion and modifying a separate visualportion at 2536. In further implementations, receiving a considerationfor the dynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650 may includereceiving at least a portion of a consideration based at least partiallyon modifying a combined audio and visual portion at 2538. In additionalimplementations, receiving a consideration for thedynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650 may include receivingat least a portion of a consideration based at least partially onmodifying one or more audio portions and modifying one or more visualportions at 2530 (e.g. receiving payment for modifying a plurality ofaudio portions and modifying a single video portion, modifying a singleaudio portion and modifying a plurality of video portions, etc.).

As shown in FIG. 26, outputting the dynamically-customized audio-visualcontent at 640 may involve a variety of different ways and aspects. Forexample, in some implementations, outputting the dynamically-customizedaudio-visual content at 640 may include outputting adynamically-customized audio at 2602. In other implementations,outputting the dynamically-customized audio-visual content at 640 mayinclude outputting a dynamically-customized visual portion and not adynamically-customized audio portion at 2604. In still otherimplementations, outputting the dynamically-customized audio-visualcontent at 640 may include outputting a separate dynamically-customizedaudio portion and a separate dynamically-customized visual portion at2606. In further implementations, outputting the dynamically-customizedaudio-visual content at 640 may include outputting a combineddynamically-customized audio and visual portion at 2608. In additionalimplementations, outputting the dynamically-customized audio-visualcontent at 640 may include outputting one or more dynamically-customizedaudio portions and one or more dynamically-customized visual portions at2610 (e.g. outputting a plurality of audio portions and outputting asingle video portion, outputting a single audio portion and outputting aplurality of video portions, etc.).

With continued reference to FIG. 26, in other implementations, receivinga consideration for the dynamically-customized audio-visual content at650 may include receiving at least a portion of a consideration based atleast partially on outputting a dynamically-customized audio at 2612. Inother implementations, receiving a consideration for thedynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650 may include receivingat least a portion of a consideration based at least partially onoutputting a dynamically-customized visual portion and not adynamically-customized audio portion at 2614. In still otherimplementations, receiving a consideration for thedynamically-customized audio-visual content at 640 may include receivingat least a portion of a consideration based at least partially onoutputting a separate dynamically-customized audio portion and aseparate dynamically-customized visual portion at 2616. In furtherimplementations, receiving a consideration for thedynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650 may include receivingat least a portion of a consideration based at least partially onoutputting a combined dynamically-customized audio and visual portion at2628. In additional implementations, receiving a consideration for thedynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650 may include receivingat least a portion of a consideration based at least partially onoutputting one or more dynamically-customized audio portions and one ormore dynamically-customized visual portions at 2630 (e.g. receivingpayment for outputting a plurality of audio portions and outputting asingle video portion, outputting a single audio portion and outputting aplurality of video portions, etc.).

A variety of alternate embodiments of receiving at least one selectionsignal indicative of a viewer preference for dynamic customization ofaudio-visual content in accordance with the present disclosure may beconceived. For example, as shown in FIG. 27, in some implementations,receiving at least one selection signal indicative of a viewerpreference at 620 may include receiving an input from a viewerindicative of a desired setting selected from at least one sliding scaleof at least one viewing aspect at 2702. FIG. 28 shows one possibleimplementation of a user interface 2800 in accordance with the teachingsof the present disclosure. In this implementation, the user interface2800 displays a plurality of customization aspects 2810 having acorresponding plurality of sliding scales 2820 (e.g. comedy scale,action scale, drama scale, etc.). In operation, a viewer may positioneach selector 2822 associated with each sliding scale 2820 to indicatetheir desired preferences associated with each customization aspect2810, resulting in a suitably customized audio-visual content.

Referring again to FIG. 27, in further implementations, receiving atleast one selection signal indicative of a viewer preference at 620 mayinclude receiving an input from a viewer indicative of a desired viewingprofile selected from a plurality of viewing profiles associated withthe viewer at 2704. For example, FIG. 29 shows one possibleimplementation of a user interface 2900 in accordance with the teachingsof the present disclosure. In this implementation, the user interface2900 displays a plurality of customization profiles 2910 (e.g. familytime, viewing with spouse, viewing alone, etc.) associated with aparticular viewer 2920 (e.g. “Arnold”). In operation, the particularviewer 2220 may select the desired profile 2910 depending upon who else(if anyone) may be present in the viewing area with the particularviewer 2920, resulting in a suitably customized audio-visual content.

In still other implementations, receiving at least one selection signalindicative of a viewer preference at 620 may include monitoring at leastone characteristic of at least one viewer at 2706 (e.g. facial features,smile, frown, scowl, displeasure, interest, lack of interest, laughter,tears, fear, anxiety, sadness, disgust, shock, distaste, etc.), andmodifying the audio-visual core portion with at least one revisedcontent portion in accordance with the at least one selection signal tocreate a dynamically customized audio-visual content at 630 may includeautomatically adjusting at least one customization aspect in response tothe at least one characteristic of the at least one viewer (e.g.increasing comedy aspects, reducing horror aspects, increasing dramaticaspects, reducing profanity aspects, etc.) at 1708. For example, in someimplementations, a monitoring device (e.g. the sensor 250, MicrosoftKinect®, Nintendo Wii®, etc.) may sense facial features associated withdispleasure at particular occurrences of profane dialogue, and mayautomatically reduce the amount of profanity contained in the dialogue.Alternately, the monitoring device may sense a higher-than-desired levelof fear, and may automatically reduce the horror aspects of thedynamically customized audio-visual content so provide a desired levelof fear to the viewer. receiving at least one selection signalindicative of a viewer preference.

With continued reference to FIG. 27, in further implementations,receiving a consideration for the dynamically-customized audio-visualcontent at 650 may include receiving at least a portion of aconsideration based at least partially on at least one of monitoring atleast one characteristic of at least one viewer, or automaticallyadjusting at least one customization aspect in response to the at leastone characteristic of the at least one viewer (e.g. receiving paymentfor increasing comedy aspects, receiving payment for reducing horroraspects, receiving payment for increasing dramatic aspects, receivingpayment for reducing profanity aspects, etc.) at 2718.

As shown in FIG. 30, in still further implementations, receiving atleast one selection signal indicative of a viewer preference at 620 mayinclude sensing at least one characteristic of at least one viewer at3002, and modifying the audio-visual core portion with at least onerevised content portion in accordance with the at least one selectionsignal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual content at 630may include automatically changing a viewing profile associated with theviewer in response to the sensed at least one characteristic of the atleast one viewer at 3012. For example, in some implementations, asensing device (e.g. a Kinect® device, Nintendo Wii®, etc.) may senseinterest from the viewer in particular occurrences of content beingdisplayed (e.g. history-related content), and may automatically changefrom a first viewing profile (e.g. a profile that has increased emphasison comedy) to a second viewing profile (e.g. a profile that hasincreased emphasis on historical topics or documentary topics).Alternately, the monitoring device may sense a higher-than-desired levelof fear, and may automatically reduce the horror aspects of thedynamically customized audio-visual content so provide a desired levelof fear to the viewer. receiving at least one selection signalindicative of a viewer preference receiving at least one selectionsignal indicative of a viewer preference

With continued reference to FIG. 30, in other implementations, receivingat least one selection signal indicative of a viewer preference at 620may include monitoring a viewing area into which adynamically-customized audio-visual content is to be displayed at 3004,and modifying the audio-visual core portion with at least one revisedcontent portion in accordance with the at least one selection signal tocreate a dynamically customized audio-visual content at 630 may includeautomatically adjusting at least one customization aspect in response toa change in at least one characteristic of the viewing area at 3014. Forexample, in some implementations, a monitoring device may sense that aless than desired amount of laughter is occurring in the viewing area(e.g. using pattern recognition techniques, etc.), and may automaticallyincrease a comedy level of the dynamically customized audio-visualcontent. Alternately, the sensing device may sense that more than adesired level of screaming is occurring within the viewing area, and mayautomatically reduce a horror level of the dynamically customizedaudio-visual content.

In additional implementations, receiving at least one selection signalindicative of a viewer preference at 620 may include sensing a change ina number of viewers in a viewing area into which adynamically-customized audio-visual content is to be displayed at 3006,and modifying the audio-visual core portion with at least one revisedcontent portion in accordance with the at least one selection signal tocreate a dynamically customized audio-visual content at 630 may includeautomatically adjusting at least one customization aspect in response toa change in the number of viewers in the viewing area at 3016. Forexample, in some implementations, a monitoring device may sense that aviewer's spouse has entered the viewing area (e.g. using facialrecognition techniques, body recognition techniques, voice recognitiontechniques, etc.), and may automatically change from a first viewingprofile (e.g. a profile associated with “viewing alone”) to a secondviewing profile (e.g. a profile associated with “viewing with spouse”).Alternately, the sensing device may sense that a viewer's children havedeparted from the viewing area, and may automatically change from afamily-oriented viewing profile to an individual-oriented viewingprofile.

With continued reference to FIG. 30, in other implementations, receivinga consideration for the dynamically-customized audio-visual content at650 may include receiving at least a portion of a consideration based atleast partially on at least one of sensing at least one characteristicof at least one viewer, or automatically changing a viewing profileassociated with the viewer in response to the sensed at least onecharacteristic of the at least one viewer at 3022. (e.g. receivingpayment for sensing a viewer's emotion with a Kinect® device, andautomatically changing from a first viewing profile to a second viewingprofile that better fits the viewer's emotion). In furtherimplementations, receiving a consideration for thedynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650 may include receivingat least a portion of a consideration based at least partially on atleast one of monitoring a viewing area into which adynamically-customized audio-visual content is to be displayed, orautomatically adjusting at least one customization aspect in response toa change in at least one characteristic of the viewing area at 3024(e.g. receiving payment for a monitoring device indicating that morethan a desired level of screaming is occurring within the viewing area,and may automatically reduce a honor level of the dynamically customizedaudio-visual content).

In additional implementations, receiving a consideration for thedynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650 may include receivingat least a portion of a consideration based at least partially on atleast one of sensing a change in a number of viewers in a viewing areainto which a dynamically-customized audio-visual content is to bedisplayed, or automatically adjusting at least one customization aspectin response to a change in the number of viewers in the viewing area at3016 (e.g. receiving payment for a monitoring device sensing that aviewer's spouse has entered the viewing area, and automatically changingfrom a “viewing alone” profile to a “viewing with spouse” profile,etc.).

FIG. 31 shows additional embodiments of processes for dynamiccustomization of audio-visual content in accordance with the presentdisclosure. More specifically, in some implementations, receiving atleast one selection signal indicative of a viewer preference at 620 mayinclude receiving at least one input indicative of one or more otherviewer reactions to a portion of audio-visual content at 3102, andmodifying the audio-visual core portion with at least one revisedcontent portion in accordance with the at least one selection signal tocreate a dynamically customized audio-visual content at 630 may includeadjusting at least one customization aspect in response to the at leastone input indicative of one or more other viewer reactions at 3112. Forexample, in some implementations, an input signal may be received (e.g.from a repository of information on viewer reactions, from a servicethat assesses viewer reactions, etc.) that indicates that otherdemographically-similar viewers (e.g. other viewers of same age, otherviewers of same gender, other viewers of same ethnic heritage, etc.)reacted negatively to a particular portion of audio-visual content (e.g.a scene, a portion of dialogue, a visual image, etc.), and in responseto the at least one input, automatically adjusting at least onecustomization aspect (e.g. deleting a scene, changing a dialogue,changing an actor ethnicity, etc.) of the dynamically customizedaudio-visual content.

In other implementations, receiving at least one selection signalindicative of a viewer preference at 620 may include receiving at leastone input indicative of one or more other parent reactions to a portionof audio-visual content at 3104, and modifying the audio-visual coreportion with at least one revised content portion in accordance with theat least one selection signal to create a dynamically customizedaudio-visual content at 630 may include modifying a portion ofaudio-visual content in response to the at least one input indicative ofone or more other parent reactions at 3114. For example, in someimplementations, an input may be received indicating that a majority ofparents reacted negatively to a particular portion of audio-visualcontent (e.g. dialogue that includes profanity, scenes that includeviolent content, scenes that include adult situations, etc.), and inresponse to the at least one input, automatically modifying one or moreaspects (e.g. deleting a scene, changing a dialogue, adjusting aclothing of actors, etc.) of the dynamically customized audio-visualcontent in response to the at least one input indicative of one or moreother parent reactions.

In further implementations, receiving at least one selection signalindicative of a viewer preference at 620 may include receiving at leastone input indicative of a viewing history of at least one viewer withina viewing area into which a dynamically customized audio-visual contentis to be displayed at 3106, and modifying the audio-visual core portionwith at least one revised content portion in accordance with the atleast one selection signal to create a dynamically customizedaudio-visual content at 630 may include modifying a portion ofaudio-visual content in response to the at least one input indicative ofa viewing history at 3116. For example, in some implementations, aninput may be received indicating that a viewer has repeatedly changed achannel whenever a particular portion of audio-visual content has beendisplayed, and in response to the at least one input, the audio-visualcore portion is automatically replacing the particular portion ofaudio-visual content with a replacement portion of content.

With continued reference to FIG. 31, in some implementations, receivinga consideration for the dynamically-customized audio-visual content at650 may include receiving at least a portion of a consideration based atleast partially on at least one of receiving at least one inputindicative of one or more other viewer reactions to a portion ofaudio-visual content, or adjusting at least one customization aspect inresponse to the at least one input indicative of one or more otherviewer reactions at 3122 (e.g. receiving a payment for receiving aninput from a service that assesses viewer reactions, and modifyingcontent based on other demographically-similar viewers, etc.). In otherimplementations, receiving a consideration for thedynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650 may include receivingat least a portion of a consideration based at least partially on atleast one of receiving at least one input indicative of one or moreother parent reactions to a portion of audio-visual content, ormodifying a portion of audio-visual content in response to the at leastone input indicative of one or more other parent reactions at 3124 (e.g.receiving a payment for receiving an input indicating that a majority ofparents reacted negatively to a particular portion of audio-visualcontent, and automatically modifying one or more aspects of the contentto improve parental satisfaction, etc.). In further implementations,receiving a consideration for the dynamically-customized audio-visualcontent at 650 may include receiving at least a portion of aconsideration based at least partially on at least one of receiving atleast one input indicative of a viewing history of at least one viewerwithin a viewing area into which a dynamically customized audio-visualcontent is to be displayed, or modifying a portion of audio-visualcontent in response to the at least one input indicative of a viewinghistory at 3126 (e.g. receiving a payment for determining that a viewerhas repeatedly changed a channel whenever a particular actor hasappeared, and automatically replacing the particular actor with areplacement actor based on the viewer's history).

As shown in FIG. 32, in still further implementations, receiving atleast one selection signal indicative of a viewer preference at 620 mayinclude receiving at least one input indicative that at least one viewerhas not viewed one or more prerequisite content portions at 3202, andmodifying the audio-visual core portion with at least one revisedcontent portion in accordance with the at least one selection signal tocreate a dynamically customized audio-visual content at 630 may includesupplementing at least a portion of audio-visual content with at leastsome of the one or more prerequisite content portions in response to theat least one input at 3212. For example, in some implementations, aninput may be received indicating that a viewer has missed previousepisodes of a series, and in response to the at least one input, theaudio-visual core portion is automatically supplemented with one or morescenes that provide essential plot points that the viewer will need toview in order to be brought up to speed for the upcoming episode.

In additional implementations, receiving at least one selection signalindicative of a viewer preference at 620 may include receiving at leastone input indicative of one or more preferences of at least one viewerbased on previous viewing behavior at 3204, and modifying theaudio-visual core portion with at least one revised content portion inaccordance with the at least one selection signal to create adynamically customized audio-visual content at 630 may includeautomatically adjusting a plot direction of at least a portion ofaudio-visual content in response to the at least one input at 3214. Forexample, in some implementations, an input may be received indicatingthat a viewer prefers sad endings over happy endings, and in response tothe at least one input, the audio-visual core portion is automaticallymodified to provide a plot direction that ends up with a sad endingrather than a happy ending.

In still other implementations, receiving at least one selection signalindicative of a viewer preference at 620 may include receiving at leastone input indicative of a preferred point of view of at least one viewerat 3206, and modifying the audio-visual core portion with at least onerevised content portion in accordance with the at least one selectionsignal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual content at 630may include adjusting the point of view of at least a portion of theaudio-visual core portion in response to the at least one input at 3216.For example, in some implementations, a viewer may manually select froma menu of available points of view (e.g. from a first person perspectiveof one of the characters, from a third party perspective, a top view,side view, etc.), and in response to the at least one input, theaudio-visual core portion is automatically adjusted to show content fromthe selected perspective (e.g. a fight scene from the perspective of oneof the fighters, etc.).

With continued reference to FIG. 32, in some implementations, receivinga consideration for the dynamically-customized audio-visual content at650 may include receiving at least a portion of a consideration based atleast partially on at least one of receiving at least one inputindicative that at least one viewer has not viewed one or moreprerequisite content portions, or supplementing at least a portion ofaudio-visual content with at least some of the one or more prerequisitecontent portions in response to the at least one input at 3222 (e.g.receiving payment for receiving an indication that a viewer has missedprevious episodes of a series, and automatically supplementing thecontent with one or more scenes that provide essential plot points). Inadditional implementations, receiving a consideration for thedynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650 may include receivingat least a portion of a consideration based at least partially on atleast one of receiving at least one input indicative of one or morepreferences of at least one viewer based on previous viewing behavior,or automatically adjusting a plot direction of at least a portion ofaudio-visual content in response to the at least one input at 3224 (e.g.receiving payment for receiving an indication that a viewer prefers sadendings over happy endings, and automatically modifying the content toprovide a plot direction that ends up with a sad ending rather than ahappy ending). In still other implementations, receiving a considerationfor the dynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650 may includereceiving at least a portion of a consideration based at least partiallyon at least one of receiving at least one input indicative of apreferred point of view of at least one viewer, or adjusting the pointof view of at least a portion of the audio-visual core portion inresponse to the at least one input at 3216 (e.g. receiving payment forreceiving an indication that a viewer prefers viewing fighting scenesfrom a top view, and automatically adjusting a perspective of a fightscene accordingly).

As shown in FIG. 33, in other implementations, receiving at least oneselection signal indicative of a viewer preference at 620 may includereceiving at least one input indicative of at least one preferreddisplay characteristic at 3302, and modifying the audio-visual coreportion with at least one revised content portion in accordance with theat least one selection signal to create a dynamically customizedaudio-visual content at 630 may include adjusting at least one displaycharacteristic of at least a portion of the audio-visual core portion inresponse to the at least one input at 3312. For example, in someimplementations, an input may be received that indicates a displaycharacteristic suitable to a particular viewing environment (e.g. abrightness, a contrast, a volume level, an outdoor viewing environment,etc.) or suitable to a particular viewing device (e.g. an aspect ratio,a display resolution value, a screen size, etc.), and the audio-visualcore portion may be adjusted to be optimally displayed in accordancewith the display characteristic.

In additional implementations, receiving at least one selection signalindicative of a viewer preference at 620 may include receiving from anon-private source of information at least one input indicative of apreference of at least one viewer at 3204 (e.g. receiving an input froma viewer's public blog indicating a preference, receiving an input froma viewer's public information placed on a social networking siteindicating a preference, etc.), and modifying the audio-visual coreportion with at least one revised content portion in accordance with theat least one selection signal to create a dynamically customizedaudio-visual content at 630 may include adjusting at least a portion ofthe audio-visual core portion in response to the at least one input at3214.

In yet other implementations, receiving at least one selection signalindicative of a viewer preference at 620 may include receiving at leastone input indicative of a time period available for viewing for at leastone viewer at 3206 (e.g. receiving a manual input from a viewer, readinga viewer's calendar or scheduling software, etc.), and modifying theaudio-visual core portion with at least one revised content portion inaccordance with the at least one selection signal to create adynamically customized audio-visual content at 630 may include adjustingat least one a portion of the audio-visual core portion to fit the atleast one time period available for viewing at 3216 (e.g. omitting anon-essential portion of the audio-visual core portion, etc.). In stillother implementations, receiving at least one selection signalindicative of a viewer preference at 620 may include receiving at leastone input indicative of a preference of at least one viewer with a priorconsent from the at least one viewer at 3208 (e.g. receiving an inputindicating a preference after a viewer “opts in”).

With continued reference to FIG. 33, in some implementations, receivinga consideration for the dynamically-customized audio-visual content at650 may include receiving at least a portion of a consideration based atleast partially on at least one of receiving at least one inputindicative of at least one preferred display characteristic, oradjusting at least one display characteristic of at least a portion ofthe audio-visual core portion in response to the at least one input at3322. In additional implementations, receiving a consideration for thedynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650 may include receivingat least a portion of a consideration based at least partially on atleast one of receiving from a non-private source of information at leastone input indicative of a preference of at least one viewer, oradjusting at least a portion of the audio-visual core portion inresponse to the at least one input at 3224. In yet otherimplementations, receiving a consideration for thedynamically-customized audio-visual content at 650 may include receivingat least a portion of a consideration based at least partially on atleast one of receiving at least one input indicative of a time periodavailable for viewing for at least one viewer, or adjusting at least onea portion of the audio-visual core portion to fit the at least one timeperiod available for viewing at 3226.

It should be appreciated that the particular embodiments of processesdescribed herein are merely possible implementations of the presentdisclosure, and that the present disclosure is not limited to theparticular implementations described herein and shown in theaccompanying figures. For example, in alternate implementations, certainacts need not be performed in the order described, and may be modified,and/or may be omitted entirely, depending on the circumstances.Moreover, in various implementations, the acts described may beimplemented by a computer, controller, processor, programmable device,or any other suitable device, and may be based on instructions stored onone or more computer-readable media or otherwise stored or programmedinto such devices. In the event that computer-readable media are used,the computer-readable media can be any available media that can beaccessed by a device to implement the instructions stored thereon.

Various methods, systems, and techniques have been described herein inthe general context of computer-executable instructions, such as programmodules, executed by one or more processors or other devices. Generally,program modules include routines, programs, objects, components, datastructures, etc. that perform particular tasks or implement particularabstract data types. Typically, the functionality of the program modulesmay be combined or distributed as desired in various alternateembodiments. In addition, embodiments of these methods, systems, andtechniques may be stored on or transmitted across some form of computerreadable media.

It may also be appreciated that there may be little distinction betweenhardware and software implementations of aspects of systems and methodsdisclosed herein. The use of hardware or software may generally be adesign choice representing cost vs. efficiency tradeoffs, however, incertain contexts the choice between hardware and software can becomesignificant. Those having skill in the art will appreciate that thereare various vehicles by which processes, systems, and technologiesdescribed herein can be effected (e.g., hardware, software, firmware, orcombinations thereof), and that a preferred vehicle may vary dependingupon the context in which the processes, systems, and technologies aredeployed. For example, if an implementer determines that speed andaccuracy are paramount, the implementer may opt for a mainly hardwareand/or firmware vehicle. Alternatively, if flexibility is paramount, theimplementer may opt for a mainly software implementation. In still otherimplementations, the implementer may opt for some combination ofhardware, software, and/or firmware. Hence, there are several possiblevehicles by which the processes and/or devices and/or other technologiesdescribed herein may be effected, and which may be desired over anothermay be a choice dependent upon the context in which the vehicle will bedeployed and the specific concerns (e.g., speed, flexibility, orpredictability) of the implementer, any of which may vary. Those skilledin the art will recognize that optical aspects of implementations willtypically employ optically-oriented hardware, software, and or firmware.

Those skilled in the art will recognize that it is common within the artto describe devices and/or processes in the fashion set forth herein,and thereafter use standard engineering practices to integrate suchdescribed devices and/or processes into workable systems having thedescribed functionality. That is, at least a portion of the devicesand/or processes described herein can be developed into a workablesystem via a reasonable amount of experimentation.

The herein described aspects and drawings illustrate differentcomponents contained within, or connected with, different othercomponents. It is to be understood that such depicted architectures aremerely exemplary, and that in fact many other architectures can beimplemented which achieve the same functionality. In a conceptual sense,any arrangement of components to achieve the same functionality iseffectively “associated” such that the desired functionality isachieved. Hence, any two components herein combined to achieve aparticular functionality can be seen as “associated with” each othersuch that the desired functionality is achieved, irrespective ofarchitectures or intermedial components. Likewise, any two components soassociated can also be viewed as being “operably connected” or “operablycoupled” (or “operatively connected,” or “operatively coupled”) to eachother to achieve the desired functionality, and any two componentscapable of being so associated can also be viewed as being “operablycouplable” (or “operatively couplable”) to each other to achieve thedesired functionality. Specific examples of operably couplable includebut are not limited to physically mateable and/or physically interactingcomponents and/or wirelessly interactable and/or wirelessly interactingcomponents and/or logically interacting and/or logically interactablecomponents.

Those skilled in the art will recognize that some aspects of theembodiments disclosed herein can be implemented in standard integratedcircuits, and also as one or more computer programs running on one ormore computers, and also as one or more software programs running on oneor more processors, and also as firmware, as well as virtually anycombination thereof. It will be further understood that designing thecircuitry and/or writing the code for the software and/or firmware couldbe accomplished by a person skilled in the art in light of the teachingsand explanations of this disclosure.

The foregoing detailed description has set forth various embodiments ofthe devices and/or processes via the use of block diagrams, flowcharts,and/or examples. Insofar as such block diagrams, flowcharts, and/orexamples contain one or more functions and/or operations, it will beunderstood by those within the art that each function and/or operationwithin such block diagrams, flowcharts, or examples can be implemented,individually and/or collectively, by a wide range of hardware, software,firmware, or virtually any combination thereof. For example, in someembodiments, several portions of the subject matter described herein maybe implemented via Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs),Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), digital signal processors(DSPs), or other integrated formats. However, those skilled in the artwill recognize that some aspects of the embodiments disclosed herein, inwhole or in part, can be equivalently implemented in standard integratedcircuits, as one or more computer programs running on one or morecomputers (e.g., as one or more programs running on one or more computersystems), as one or more programs running on one or more processors(e.g., as one or more programs running on one or more microprocessors),as firmware, or as virtually any combination thereof, and that designingthe circuitry and/or writing the code for the software and or firmwarewould be well within the skill of one of skill in the art in light ofthis disclosure.

In addition, those skilled in the art will appreciate that themechanisms of the subject matter described herein are capable of beingdistributed as a program product in a variety of forms, and that anillustrative embodiment of the subject matter described herein appliesequally regardless of the particular type of signal bearing media usedto actually carry out the distribution. Examples of a signal bearingmedia include, but are not limited to, the following: recordable typemedia such as floppy disks, hard disk drives, CD ROMs, digital tape, andcomputer memory; and transmission type media such as digital and analogcommunication links using TDM or IP based communication links (e.g.,packet links).

While particular aspects of the present subject matter described hereinhave been shown and described, it will be apparent to those skilled inthe art that, based upon the teachings herein, changes and modificationsmay be made without departing from the subject matter described hereinand its broader aspects and, therefore, the appended claims are toencompass within their scope all such changes and modifications as arewithin the true spirit and scope of this subject matter describedherein. Furthermore, it is to be understood that the invention isdefined by the appended claims. It will be understood by those withinthe art that, in general, terms used herein, and especially in theappended claims (e.g., bodies of the appended claims) are generallyintended as “open” terms (e.g., the term “including” should beinterpreted as “including but not limited to,” the term “having” shouldbe interpreted as “having at least,” the term “includes” should beinterpreted as “includes but is not limited to,” etc.). It will befurther understood by those within the art that if a specific number ofan introduced claim recitation is intended, such an intent will beexplicitly recited in the claim, and in the absence of such recitationno such intent is present. For example, as an aid to understanding, thefollowing appended claims may contain usage of the introductory phrases“at least one” and “one or more” to introduce claim recitations.However, the use of such phrases should not be construed to imply thatthe introduction of a claim recitation by the indefinite articles “a” or“an” limits any particular claim containing such introduced claimrecitation to inventions containing only one such recitation, even whenthe same claim includes the introductory phrases “one or more” or “atleast one” and indefinite articles such as “a” or “an” (e.g., “a” and/or“an” should typically be interpreted to mean “at least one” or “one ormore”); the same holds true for the use of definite articles used tointroduce claim recitations. In addition, even if a specific number ofan introduced claim recitation is explicitly recited, those skilled inthe art will recognize that such recitation should typically beinterpreted to mean at least the recited number (e.g., the barerecitation of “two recitations,” without other modifiers, typicallymeans at least two recitations, or two or more recitations).Furthermore, in those instances where a convention analogous to “atleast one of A, B, and C, etc.” is used, in general such a constructionis intended in the sense one having skill in the art would understandthe convention (e.g., “a system having at least one of A, B, and C”would include but not be limited to systems that have A alone, B alone,C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together, and/or A,B, and C together, etc.). In those instances where a conventionanalogous to “at least one of A, B, or C, etc.” used, in general such aconstruction is intended in the sense one having skill in the art wouldunderstand the convention (e.g., “a system having at least one of A, B,or C” would include but not be limited to systems that have A alone, Balone, C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together,and/or A, B, and C together, etc.).

As a further example of “open” terms in the present specification andclaims, it will be understood that usage of a language construction “Aor B” is generally interpreted as a non-exclusive “open term” meaning: Aalone, B alone, and/or A and B together.

Although various features have been described in considerable detailwith reference to certain preferred embodiments, other embodiments arepossible. Therefore, the spirit or scope of the appended claims shouldnot be limited to the description of the embodiments contained herein.

1. A method of providing audio-visual content, comprising: receiving at least one audio-visual core portion; receiving at least one selection signal indicative of a viewer preference; modifying the audio-visual core portion with at least one revised content portion in accordance with the at least one selection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual content; outputting the dynamically-customized audio-visual content; and receiving a consideration for the dynamically-customized audio-visual content. 2-22. (canceled)
 23. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving at least one selection signal indicative of a viewer preference comprises: sensing one or more viewers present within a viewing area; and determining at least one selection signal based on the one or more viewers sensed within the viewing area.
 24. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving at least one selection signal indicative of a viewer preference comprises: receiving at least one supplemental signal from an electronic device associated with a viewer; and determining at least one selection signal based on the at least one supplemental signal. 25-28. (canceled)
 29. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving at least one selection signal indicative of a viewer preference comprises: scanning an electronic device associated with a viewer; and determining at least one selection signal based on the scanning. 30-34. (canceled)
 35. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving at least one selection signal indicative of a viewer preference comprises: receiving at least two selection signals; and between at least two conflicting selection signals, determining which signal to apply based on one or more rules. 36-39. (canceled)
 40. The method of claim 1, wherein modifying the audio-visual core portion with at least one revised content portion in accordance with the at least one selection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual content comprises: replacing at least one actor of the audio-visual core portion with at least one replacement actor.
 41. The method of claim 1, wherein modifying the audio-visual core portion with at least one revised content portion in accordance with the at least one selection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual content comprises: replacing one or more of a facial appearance, a voice, a body appearance, or an apparel with a corresponding one or more of a replacement facial appearance, a replacement voice, a replacement body appearance, or a replacement apparel.
 42. The method of claim 1, wherein modifying the audio-visual core portion with at least one revised content portion in accordance with the at least one selection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual content comprises: replacing at least one consumer product depicted in the audio-visual core portion with at least one replacement consumer product. 43-47. (canceled)
 48. The method of claim 1, wherein modifying the audio-visual core portion with at least one revised content portion in accordance with the at least one selection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual content comprises: replacing at least one of a setting aspect, an environmental aspect, or a background aspect of the audio-visual core portion with a corresponding at least one of a replacement setting aspect, a replacement environmental aspect, or a replacement background aspect. 49-55. (canceled)
 56. The method of claim 1, wherein modifying the audio-visual core portion with at least one revised content portion in accordance with the at least one selection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual content comprises: replacing at least one name brand depicted in the audio-visual core portion with at least one replacement name brand.
 57. The method of claim 1, wherein modifying the audio-visual core portion with at least one revised content portion in accordance with the at least one selection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual content comprises: replacing at least one trade dress depicted in the audio-visual core portion with at least one replacement trade dress. 58-67. (canceled)
 68. The method of claim 1, wherein modifying the audio-visual core portion with at least one revised content portion in accordance with the at least one selection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual content comprises: replacing one or more audible portions with one or more replacement audible portions; and modifying one or more body movements corresponding to the one or more audible portions with one or more replacement body movements corresponding to the one or more replacement audible portions. 69-77. (canceled)
 78. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving at least one selection signal indicative of a viewer preference comprises: receiving a selection signal indicative of a geographic location of at least one viewer; and wherein modifying the audio-visual core portion with at least one revised content portion in accordance with the at least one selection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual content comprises: at least one of replacing a portion considered inappropriate with respect to the geographic location of the at least one viewer with a replacement portion considered appropriate with respect to the geographic location of the at least one viewer, or omitting the inappropriate portion.
 79. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving at least one selection signal indicative of a viewer preference comprises: receiving a selection signal indicative of a cultural identity of at least one viewer; and wherein modifying the audio-visual core portion with at least one revised content portion in accordance with the at least one selection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual content comprises: at least one of replacing at least a portion of content inappropriate for the cultural identity of the at least one viewer with an appropriate portion of content, or omitting the inappropriate portion. 80-101. (canceled)
 102. The method of claim 1, wherein modifying the audio-visual core portion with at least one revised content portion in accordance with the at least one selection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual content comprises: rendering a supplemental video stream; blocking a portion of the audio-visual core portion; combining the supplemental video stream with at least an unblocked portion of the audio-visual core portion; and using an area outside a letterboxed portion to display a supplemental content. 103-113. (canceled)
 114. The method of claim 1, wherein modifying the audio-visual core portion with at least one revised content portion in accordance with the at least one selection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual content comprises: determining a plurality of pixels of at least one digital image that are to be adjusted based on at least a portion of a speaker changing from speaking a first dialogue portion to a second dialogue portion; and altering one or more light intensities of at least some of the plurality of pixels to adjust the at least one digital image to depict the at least a portion of the speaker speaking the second dialogue portion. 115-117. (canceled)
 118. The method of claim 1, wherein modifying the audio-visual core portion with at least one revised content portion in accordance with the at least one selection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual content comprises: replacing a portion of the audio-visual core portion with a replacement audio-visual portion based on a selection of at least one of an alternative story line or an alternative plot, the selection being at least partially based on the at least one selection signal. 119-148. (canceled)
 149. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving at least one selection signal indicative of a viewer preference comprises: receiving an input from a viewer indicative of a desired setting selected from at least one sliding scale of at least one viewing aspect.
 150. (canceled)
 151. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving at least one selection signal indicative of a viewer preference comprises: monitoring at least one characteristic of at least one viewer; and wherein modifying the audio-visual core portion with at least one revised content portion in accordance with the at least one selection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual content comprises: automatically adjusting at least one customization aspect in response to the at least one characteristic of the at least one viewer.
 152. (canceled)
 153. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving at least one selection signal indicative of a viewer preference comprises: sensing at least one characteristic of at least one viewer; and wherein modifying the audio-visual core portion with at least one revised content portion in accordance with the at least one selection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual content comprises: automatically changing a viewing profile associated with the viewer in response to the sensed at least one characteristic of the at least one viewer.
 154. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving at least one selection signal indicative of a viewer preference comprises: monitoring a viewing area into which a dynamically-customized audio-visual content is to be displayed; and wherein modifying the audio-visual core portion with at least one revised content portion in accordance with the at least one selection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual content comprises: automatically adjusting at least one customization aspect in response to a change in at least one characteristic of the viewing area.
 155. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving at least one selection signal indicative of a viewer preference comprises: sensing a change in a number of viewers in a viewing area into which a dynamically-customized audio-visual content is to be displayed; and wherein modifying the audio-visual core portion with at least one revised content portion in accordance with the at least one selection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual content comprises: automatically adjusting at least one customization aspect in response to a change in the number of viewers in the viewing area. 156-158. (canceled)
 159. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving at least one selection signal indicative of a viewer preference comprises: receiving at least one input indicative of one or more other viewer reactions to a portion of audio-visual content; and wherein modifying the audio-visual core portion with at least one revised content portion in accordance with the at least one selection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual content comprises: adjusting at least one customization aspect in response to the at least one input indicative of one or more other viewer reactions.
 160. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving at least one selection signal indicative of a viewer preference comprises: receiving at least one input indicative of one or more other parent reactions to a portion of audio-visual content; and wherein modifying the audio-visual core portion with at least one revised content portion in accordance with the at least one selection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual content comprises: modifying a portion of audio-visual content in response to the at least one input indicative of one or more other parent reactions.
 161. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving at least one selection signal indicative of a viewer preference comprises: receiving at least one input indicative of a viewing history of at least one viewer within a viewing area into which a dynamically customized audio-visual content is to be displayed; and wherein modifying the audio-visual core portion with at least one revised content portion in accordance with the at least one selection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual content comprises: modifying a portion of audio-visual content in response to the at least one input indicative of a viewing history. 162-164. (canceled)
 165. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving at least one selection signal indicative of a viewer preference comprises: receiving at least one input indicative that at least one viewer has not viewed one or more prerequisite content portions; and wherein modifying the audio-visual core portion with at least one revised content portion in accordance with the at least one selection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual content comprises: supplementing at least a portion of audio-visual content with at least some of the one or more prerequisite content portions in response to the at least one input.
 166. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving at least one selection signal indicative of a viewer preference comprises: receiving at least one input indicative of one or more preferences of at least one viewer based on previous viewing behavior; and wherein modifying the audio-visual core portion with at least one revised content portion in accordance with the at least one selection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual content comprises: automatically adjusting a plot direction of at least a portion of audio-visual content in response to the at least one input.
 167. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving at least one selection signal indicative of a viewer preference comprises: receiving at least one input indicative of a preferred point of view of at least one viewer; and wherein modifying the audio-visual core portion with at least one revised content portion in accordance with the at least one selection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual content comprises: adjusting the point of view of at least a portion of the audio-visual core portion in response to the at least one input. 168-171. (canceled)
 172. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving at least one selection signal indicative of a viewer preference comprises: receiving from a non-private source of information at least one input indicative of a preference of at least one viewer; and wherein modifying the audio-visual core portion with at least one revised content portion in accordance with the at least one selection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual content comprises: adjusting at least a portion of the audio-visual core portion in response to the at least one input.
 173. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving at least one selection signal indicative of a viewer preference comprises: receiving at least one input indicative of a time period available for viewing for at least one viewer; and wherein modifying the audio-visual core portion with at least one revised content portion in accordance with the at least one selection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual content comprises: adjusting at least one a portion of the audio-visual core portion to fit the at least one time period available for viewing. 174-176. (canceled)
 177. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving a consideration for the dynamically-customized audio-visual content comprises: receiving at least a portion of a consideration based at least partially on at least one of receiving at least one input indicative of a time period available for viewing for at least one viewer, or adjusting at least one a portion of the audio-visual core portion to fit the at least one time period available for viewing. 178-181. (canceled)
 182. A system for providing audio-visual content, comprising: means for receiving at least one audio-visual core portion; means for receiving at least one selection signal indicative of a viewer preference; means for modifying the audio-visual core portion with at least one revised content portion in accordance with the at least one selection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual content; means for outputting the dynamically-customized audio-visual content; and means for receiving a consideration for the dynamically-customized audio-visual content. 183-362. (canceled)
 363. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media bearing instructions that, when executed, perform a method of providing audio-visual content, the method comprising: receiving at least one audio-visual core portion; receiving at least one selection signal indicative of a viewer preference; modifying the audio-visual core portion with at least one revised content portion in accordance with the at least one selection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual content; outputting the dynamically-customized audio-visual content; and receiving a consideration for the dynamically-customized audio-visual content.
 364. (canceled) 